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Sleep Always

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  • 1h 21m
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7.5/10
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Recorded entirely on super 8 film, Sleep Always tells the story of a lonely and isolated Canadian jazz musician who forms a friendship with Nada, a strange homeless girl, and his growing obs... Read allRecorded entirely on super 8 film, Sleep Always tells the story of a lonely and isolated Canadian jazz musician who forms a friendship with Nada, a strange homeless girl, and his growing obsession with her.Recorded entirely on super 8 film, Sleep Always tells the story of a lonely and isolated Canadian jazz musician who forms a friendship with Nada, a strange homeless girl, and his growing obsession with her.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
57
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  • Directors
    • Rick Palidwor
    • Mitch Perkins
  • Writer
    • Rick Palidwor
  • Stars
    • Ed Fielding
    • Laurie Maher
    • Fred Spek
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  • Directors
    • Rick Palidwor
    • Mitch Perkins
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    • Rick Palidwor
  • Stars
    • Ed Fielding
    • Laurie Maher
    • Fred Spek
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    Ed Fielding
    • The neighboras The neighbor
    Laurie Maher
    • Nadaas Nada
    Fred Spek
    • Frankas Frank
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      • Mitch Perkins
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    Working by day and playing jazz saxophone by night, Frank's isolation deepens when he becomes obsessed with the enigmatic figure of Nada - an alluring homeless girl. Intent on saving Nada from life on the street, Frank pursues the object of his social and sexual fantasy at all costs. —the producers
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      The first feature-length film to be shot in the "Super-Duper 8" widescreen system. It follows the same principles as the popular Super 16 process, where the film is exposed to the very edge for a wider frame. However, since the expanded film gate only makes the exposed image 13% wider (to approx. 1.50:1 aspect ratio), the shots were re-framed to 1.85:1 during the telecine process.
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      Swing Thing
      By Frank Nevada

      Performed by Frank Nevada, Steve Koch, Marty Lake, Don Kerr

      Produced by Steve Koch and Dave Richards

      From the CD Recordings 89-99

      Used with permission

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    8/10
    Dream Cinema Is Still Alive
    I really enjoyed this film. Great atmosphere and locations, well-photographed with the experimental DS8mm film format. Think L'atalante crossed with Mulholland Drive and you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Sleep Always (not that the film seems derivative of these, far from it) Particularly well done in the film is the female lead character Nada. She has a magnetic personality that nicely contrasts with the somewhat awkward protagonist. I enjoyed watching their different energies interact, although the dubbed dialogue wasn't always convincing. The film works best at setting a particular mood(fever dream?) and sustaining that mood for the 80 plus minutes it lasts. For that alone Sleep Always is worth seeing. The theme of unrequited love is well done and there is obviously some psychological/mythic level this film is exploring, but not very deeply or with much insight.

    For an art form that has long ago fallen into decadence, its nice to see there are films being made with different motives than simple diversion and $$$. Well worth your time if you are serious about cinema.
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    • willstepp
    • May 31, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 7, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Friendly Fire
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      • CA$60,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 21 minutes
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      • Color
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      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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