
Sleeping Beauty
2010, Drama, 1h 41m
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critics consensus
Sleeping Beauty's provocative premise and luminous art design is hampered by a clinical, remote presentation, delivering boredom and shock in equal measure. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
A college student (Emily Browning) becomes a niche sex worker for a high-end brothel where customers pay to fondle her while she sleeps.
Cast & Crew
Emily Browning
Lucy
Lucy
Rachael Blake
Clara
Clara
Ewen Leslie
Birdmann
Birdmann
Peter Carroll
Man 1
Man 1
Chris Haywood
Man 2
Man 2
Mirrah Foulkes
Sophie
Sophie
Critic Reviews for Sleeping Beauty
Audience Reviews for Sleeping Beauty
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Jun 20, 2014An empty and pretentious film that fails by not providing any depth into its character, thus leaving her actions and motivations as a complete mystery from beginning to end and making this a cold and detached experience even as a result of the large amount of loose shots.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Dec 01, 2013This film accomplishes nothing other than unnecessarily disturbing the viewer. If there were any larger messages the film carries, they are lost in its slow--albeit beautifully filmed--sequences that feature cold, wooden acting. The film lost me halfway despite a somewhat compelling plot, and then, not only did it bore, but became a rather disgusting, vile, and ultimately irritating movie. It deserves praise for its cinematography and film editing, which both evoke Sofia Coppola, however it is largely a pointless, raunchy bore. Style can only get you so far.Matthew Samuel M Super Reviewer
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Jun 24, 2013The film milks its fascinating premise to the bone but the lack of plot, interesting characters and the ambigious ending (arthouse anyone?) make this quite a tedious and challenging watch. A good performance by Browning throughout. Far from being a masterpiece, this is a bold entry in the arthouse scene but far from a classic.Henrik S Super Reviewer
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Feb 20, 2013Colossally boring, I eventually chose to not waste my time trying to get through to the end for absolutely nothing in return. Adhering to the title, every actor appears to have taken a handful of Ambien before the cameras rolled. Filled with agonizingly long takes and interminable monologues, which are actually preferable to the perverted scenes of old wrinkly men caressing and licking the bare-assed Emily Browning. She's probably got some disturbing father figure/grandaddy issues by agreeing to take this part. Surely one of the worst mistakes I will see this year.Doctor S Super Reviewer
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