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The Sleeping Dictionary

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The Sleeping Dictionary (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 3 Fresh: 0  Rotten:3 Average Rating: N/A
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 18, 2003
Synopsis:
A young English colonial is sent to the jungles of the Sarawalk during the 1930s. Inside this steamy jungle the officer meets with a beautiful native (Jessica Alba) who is assigned to teach the native language to him. Their tutoring sessions evolve into a passionate bonding of forbidden love.... [More]
A young English colonial is sent to the jungles of the Sarawalk during the 1930s. Inside this steamy jungle the officer meets with a beautiful native (Jessica Alba) who is assigned to teach the native language to him. Their tutoring sessions evolve into a passionate bonding of forbidden love. It is not long before this romance is pulled apart by war, as the British troops and the tutor's tribe are enmeshed in battle. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jessica Alba, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer

Director: Guy Jenkin

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 18, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English

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A nice love story that is worth almost every bit of its running time.

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Brett Anderson
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Why New Line didn't release this film in theaters is beyond me.

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01/11/04 08:23 AM
Brian Balchack
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Overall, I enjoyed it.

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07/29/03 05:15 PM
Aaron Beierle
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The movie really lives up to its name in terms of being way too long and sending everyone who can speak a language to sleep.

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07/29/03 05:15 PM
Jules Faber
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Moments of brilliance surrounded by occasional utter nonsense.

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07/29/03 05:15 PM
Bill Gibron
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Given her work in The Sleeping Dictionary, I worry about how much of a career Ms. Alba will have...

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08/13/03 05:14 PM
Michael Kang
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I can't say much for the wandering storyline...

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11/01/05 03:15 AM
Christopher Null
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If your taste runs to palm fronds and moonlit rendezvous, you might enjoy this impeccably produced bit of kitsch.

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04/23/08 11:53 AM
Robert Pardi
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A rather stiff soap opera romantic-melodrama.

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07/08/03 04:44 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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I was pleasantly surprised by how much The Sleeping Dictionary did not suck.

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04/24/07 03:15 AM
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If you're looking for a slightly unusual date movie, this might well do the trick.

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