Sleepless Nights Stories

Name: Sleepless Nights Stories
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 16, 2011
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 54

2011

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Anthology Film Archives | Release Date: December 16, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Sleepless Nights Stories originated from readings of the One Thousand and One Nights. But unlike the Arabian tales, these stories are all from real life, though at times they too wander into somewhere else, beyond the everyday routine reality. (Jonas Mekas Films)

Director: Jonas Mekas

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 114 min

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Bill Weber

Dec 13, 2011

A freeform, New York-based variation on the Arabian Nights tales by Jonas Mekas is both a pan-narrative and a disarming portrait of its sweetly curious maker. Read full review

Eric Hynes

Dec 13, 2011

The movie indulges a few too many whims, but it's never less than alive. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Dec 15, 2011

Mr. Mekas makes little attempt to smooth out his transitions between takes or scenes, which only reinforces the intensely personal, even handmade nature of the work. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Dec 13, 2011

More often, Mekas's focus on "names" comes off as a cloistered insensitivity to the wider world. Read full review

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