Rotten
[An] arty exploitation pic passed off as a feminist parable...
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Sleeping Beauty
What happens while she sleeps...
2011 · 1h 42m · TV-14
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Julia Leigh
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Sleeping Beauty
Overview
A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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48%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A fascinating, erotically charged mystery.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Fresh
Leigh, impressively for a first-time filmmaker, has a distinct and confident approach.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Eros snores.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
It's a story told in quiet rooms and hushed voices - except for one devastating scream near the end - and it's ultimately a horror story, though one completely free of blood and gore.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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