House of Sleeping Beauties (2008)
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- Synopsis
- Director Vadim Glowna explores such complicated issues as loneliness, guilt, remembrance, mourning, sex, death, and dying in this adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata's novel concerning a most unusual bordello catering to a most unlikely clientele....
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- Starring
- Vadim Glowna, Angela Winkler, Maximilian Schell, Birol Ünel, Mona Glass
- Director(s)
- Vadim Glowna
- Distributor(s)
- First Run
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 99 min.
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Critic Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter | Frank ScheckAdd Critic to Favorites
Ultimately, the film doesn't succeed in its thematic aspirations, proving yet again that great literature doesn't usually transfer successfully to the screen.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
House of the Sleeping Beauties has missed its ideal release window by about 40 years. It might -- might -- have found an audience in that transitional period between soft- and hard-core.Read the full review
The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites
Not even the august presence of Maximilian Schell can dispel the odor of fusty smut that clings to House of the Sleeping Beauties, a clammy meditation on sex, death and the endless fascination of unclothed innocence.Read the full review
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