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The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

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Release Date: Feb 18, 2003 Wide

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Guy Jenkin directs this straight-to-video romantic drama shot on-location in Malaysia. In the rainforests of Boreno in the 1930s, English officer John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) accepts a position to colonize the native population of Sarawak at the request of the British government. In following with the native tradition, he is given the services of a servant, Selima (Jessica Alba). A position that British officers refer to as a "sleeping dictionary," she is a concubine to share his bed and teach him

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama, Romance

Directed By: Guy Jenkin

Written By: Guy Jenkin

In Theaters: Feb 18, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Feb 18, 2003

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Cast

Hugh Dancy
John Truscott
Jessica Alba
Selima
Brenda Blethyn
Aggie
Bob Hoskins
Henry Bullard
Emily Mortimer
Noah Taylor

Critic Reviews for The Sleeping Dictionary

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If your taste runs to palm fronds and moonlit rendezvous, you might enjoy this impeccably produced bit of kitsch.

April 23, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Robert Pardi

TV Guide's Movie Guide

I can't say much for the wandering storyline...

November 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Moments of brilliance surrounded by occasional utter nonsense.

July 29, 2003 Full Review Source: DVD Verdict

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Bill Gibron

DVD Verdict

A rather stiff soap opera romantic-melodrama.

July 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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This I never saw advertised in the cinema, but I watched it because of Jessica Albas recent fame. I would have expected it would have been a more popular film, its good, its fun, adult family film for the parents perhaps. Its a Romance.

January 10, 2008

Alexander Wilson

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First off, I give you the good news: Jessica Alba has nude scenes in this film. Rejoice perverts. The bad news: It was a body double. =( Anyway, the movie didn't sound too appealing to begin with but nothing else was on. I'm glad I had the chance to see this. I'm unsure as to whether the story is based on any reality

September 13, 2007