The Sleepwalker

Name: The Sleepwalker
Genre: Drama
Released: November 21, 2014
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Brady Corbet, Christopher Abbott, Gitte Witt, Stephanie Ellis

2014

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Sundance Selects | Release Date: November 21, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Brady Corbet, Christopher Abbott, Gitte Witt, Stephanie Ellis

Summary: A young couple, Kaia and Andrew (Gitte Witt and Christopher Abbott), spend their days restoring her family's sprawling rural estate. Their peace is upended one night when Kaia's emotionally disturbed sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis) shows up unexpectedly, followed by her distraught boyfriend (Brady Corbet). As Christine's behavior growsA young couple, Kaia and Andrew (Gitte Witt and Christopher Abbott), spend their days restoring her family's sprawling rural estate. Their peace is upended one night when Kaia's emotionally disturbed sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis) shows up unexpectedly, followed by her distraught boyfriend (Brady Corbet). As Christine's behavior grows increasingly unhinged—including an unsettling incident of sleepwalking—long-buried traumas resurface. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Mona Fastvold

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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Violet Lucca

Nov 18, 2014

Just in time for Thanksgiving, it's your yearly "hell is family members" film. However, The Sleepwalker distinguishes itself from most entries in this angst-ridden genre by way of superb writing, smoldering performances, and hauntingly beautiful imagery from first-time director Mona Fastvold. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Nov 16, 2014

A darkly mysterious and extremely accomplished first feature. Read full review

Andy Webster

Nov 20, 2014

With strong assists from the cinematographer Zachary Galler and her ex-husband, the composer Sondre Lerche, Ms. Fastvold, previously a director of music videos, has painted a resonant tableau of dysfunction. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Nov 16, 2014

A consistently intriguing psychodrama that may nonetheless leave many viewers feeling that it’s all buildup and scant payoff. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Nov 27, 2014

The setup has mysterious promise, but the film cheaps out on a satisfying payoff. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Nov 16, 2014

Fastvold and co-writer Corbet subscribe to the less-is-more branch of screenwriting, assuming that audiences will be drawn in by the air of mystery surrounding the sisters, when in fact the lack of narrative detail is consistently off-putting. Read full review

Rex Reed

Nov 19, 2014

It’s obvious that something got lost in translation. Read full review

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