Heres the trailer for sleep tight, directed by spanish film maker jaume balaguero, best known for cowritingdirecting one of my favorite horror movies of the last ten years. As a team, balaguero and marini prove a force to be reckoned. Jun 25, 2019 sleep tight is a spanish psychological thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. The film was alberto marini wrote the script of the film. The eighth theatrical feature from balaguero, who directed rec and two of its sequels, as well as sublime suspenser sleep tight, muse was adapted from jose carlos somozas novel lady no. The mood is black, but director jaume balaguero matches the shocks in alberto. While it fits comfortably into the horror genre, its as much an inkyblack comedy as it is a psychological thriller. Sadsack concierge cesar luis tosar tends to a marblefloored. Sep 24, 2016 sleep tight, however, is one of his best works. Sleep tight is more like a slow burn of suspense than an explosion of horror, almost to a fault. A man who has failed to find happiness in his own life and so enjoys. Set to be the directors first englishlanguage feature since 2005s fragile following 2002s darkness, muse centers.
Nov 27, 2017 an englishlanguage trailer has been released for jaume balagueros sleep tight, rec ninth feature, muse, adapted by balaguero and fernando navarro himself from the novel lady no. Jaume balaguero s sleep tight mientras duermes 2011 stars luis tosar, marta etura, alberto san juan, tony corvillo, and pep tosar. Ceeol is a leading provider of academic ejournals and e books in the humanities and social sciences from and about central and eastern europe. While you sleep is a 2011 spanish psychological thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. Jaume balaguero was born on november 2, 1968 in lleida, lleida, catalonia, spain as jaume balaguero i bernat. After all, its stalkery storyline bares an uncanny resemblance to the more mainstream jeffrey dean morgan and hillary swank outing. Mientras duermes psychological thrillers movies, books. Sleep tight, from jaume balaguero the new york times. Sleep tight and cesar are both nasty pieces of work.
Sleep tight is a 2011 spanish psychological thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. Filmax, jaume balaguero, pau freixas team for the nameless. Taken from fangoria the spainbased, genrecentric filmax will continue their longstanding relationship with acclaimed horrorthriller filmmaker jaume balaguero, announcing whats to be his third englishlanguage film, muse. Sleep tight jaume balaguero us release bluray diabolikdvd.
Luis tosar plays a lonely concierge in an upscale barcelona apartment building. A good, tense variation on the recent homeinvasion horrors from the perspective of the invader. Released earlier this month in spain, the film is currently being shopped for a us release date. Tagline experience fear horror always has a few movies a year that are released that cause a stir among horror fans. Jaume balaguero rec, sleep tight is working on a new feature film called way down.
Mientras duermes, while you sleep is a spanish horror thriller film directed by jaume balaguero and was written by alberto marini. Fresh off his critically acclaimed zombie flick rec and the somewhat less beloved rec 2, jaume balaguero has directed sleep tight or mientras duermes in spanish, a horror film about a. At night, he sneaks into claras room and waits beneath her bed until she falls asleep. Cesar works as a doorman in a barcelona apartment building. Mientras duermes by alberto marini, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The really troubling thing about this is that the film is almost entirely shot from the perspective of the monstrous cesar so, for instance, you start wanting him to avoid capture despite the fact that hes so awful. Mientras duermes should have a much higher profile than its enjoyed so far. Unlike his rec films, jaume balagueros sleep tight is designed as a sophisticated thriller rather than a jolting foundfootage horror. Acclaimed spanish director jaume balaguero delves into the perverse fantasies of a man on the brink, and delivers an unnerving tale of obsession and torment that delivers nonstop thrills right up to its shocking conclusion. When he sets his sights on clara marta clara, one of his buildings cheeriest residents, his sick need blossoms into a fullfledged obsession. Though its been shown at various horror festivals around the world including fantastic fest and sitges, sleep tight original spanish title. Sleep tight is something of a change of pace for the films director, jaume baluguero, whose prior credits include the nameless and rec. In the rapidly changing digital sphere ceeol is a reliable source of adjusting expertise trusted by scholars, publishers and librarians.
Jaume balaguero this littleseen spanish horror follows a concierge who, believing he was born without the ability to feel happiness, decides to make life. Good night aid, relaxation, depression, stress, anxiety relief, mood. When he sets his sights on clara marta etura, one of his buildings cheeriest residents, his sick need blossoms into a fullfledged obsession. Starring luis tosar, marta etura club, qft, belfast, 92 mins. A doorman who hates anyone who is happy, turns one of the buildings residents life into a nightmare. The director jaume balagueros sleep tight watches an apartment building concierge who is watching, and tormenting, a resident of the. Jaume balagueros muse invokes new trailer the horror. A thriller which main character will be played by freddie highmore the good doctor, bates hotel who is also one. Rec films jaume balaguero presents us with this disturbing psychological horror which mostly takes place in a barcelona apartment building. He does not want to destroy the people around him just. Jan 30, 20 sleep tight is more like a slow burn of suspense than an explosion of horror, almost to a fault. A new, englishlanguage trailer has been released for jaume balagueros supernatural murder mystery muse, which looks like as classy an affair as weve come to expect from the acclaimed director.
The film is about an apartment complex doorman who can only. Find similar and related movies for sleep tight 2011 jaume balaguero on allmovie. Jaume balaguero rec franchise, sleep tight is teaming with fellow spaniard pau freixas, writerdirector of the red band society. As a study in motiveless malevolence jaume balagueros domestic chiller is as toxic as they come. Mar 23, 2020 sleep tight 2011 aka mientras duermes, flatmate directed by jaume balaguero written by alberto marini starring luis tosar, marta clara, alberto san juan, pep tosar,petra martinez, iris almeida find out more about this film here. In 2018, a south korean remake of the film titled door lock was released. The cruelty isnt mechanistic or impersonal, but queasily, intimately unjust. The codirector of the first two rec films jaume balaguero presents us with this disturbing psychological horror which mostly takes place in a barcelona apartment building. The latest fright flick from jaume balaguero, sleep tight, is on its way to dvd and bluray, and as always you can count on us for the skinny on what to expect when it gets here. Back in the late 2000s the found footage film rec was released in spain and would go on to become a worldwide hit that spawned three sequels and an american remake. And with only a handful of actual writing credits to his name, sleep tight screenwriter marini has built an impressive track record helping to develop features for balaguero, brad anderson the machinist, transsiberian, and nacho cerda the chilling and underrated the abandoned. Luis tosar, marta etura, alberto san juan, petra mart nez, pep tosar, carlos lasarte, iris almeida, manel dueso, tony corvillo, oriol gen s, jaume balaguero, sleep tight mientras duermes flatmate, sleep tight, mientras duermes, flatmate, jaume balaguero, luis tosar, marta etura, alberto san juan, petra mart nez, sleep. A man who has failed to find happiness in his own life and so enjoys inflicting his pain. Acclaimed spanish director jaume balaguero, cocreator of rec and rec.
As sleep tight opens, we are introduced via monologue to c esar, a balding, fortysomething manager of a livein hotel who seems to be teetering on the brink of suicide. We also have both the spanish and us posters for the film. He is a writer and director, known for rec 2007, mientras duermes 2011 and the nameless 1999. Luring you into such filthy corners is one thing horror films are for. The really troubling thing about this is that the film is almost entirely shot from the perspective of the monstrous cesar so, for instance, you start wanting him. Sleep tight by jaume balaguero jaume balaguero, luis tosar.
Samuel salomon, a literature professor, has been off work for almost a year after the tragic death of his girlfriend. Jaume balaguero to direct new englishlanguage thriller, muse. Sleep tight is a creepybut highly effective and superbly madehorror movie from spain in which the monster is spinetinglingly human. Madrid one of europes bestknown genre auteurs, jaume balaguero rec franchise, sleep tight is teaming with fellow spaniard pau freixas, writerdirector of the red band. Toiling silently amongst the residents of an everyday barcelona apartment building, doorman cesar luis tosar harbors a dark secret. Sleep tight 2011, jaume balaguero brandons movie memory. An embittered concierge at a barcelona apartment building plots to make one happygolucky resident completely. Sleep tight by jaume balaguero jaume balaguero, luis. Jaume balaguero crafts a film principled on a traditional aspect of horror, mainly that man can be just as terrifying as monster. A thriller which main character will be played by freddie highmore the good doctor, bates hotel who. Sleep tights slowmoving suspense is a snooze popmatters. In the rapidly changing digital sphere ceeol is a reliable.
You may feel like scrubbing yourself down after watching it, as cesar always does after cosying up to clara. While balaguero stumbled a bit with rec 2, he looks to be returning to some genuinely chilling and nervewrackingly scary material with sleep tight. Sleep tight is a movie thatll undoubtedly be compared to 2011s hammer horror the resident. The storys resident ghoul, cesar luis tosar, appropriately clammy, works as a. Oct 26, 2012 sleep tight is a chilly, nasty piece of work, and its unpleasantness initially works in its favor. Moving on to year three of my decadelong retrobest in horror recap countdowns begins officially on october 1. Cesar luis tosar from cell 211 is the caretaker with a chilling presence. Luis tosar, marta etura, alberto san juan, running time. Sleep tight essential oil blend 1 oz 30 ml 100% pure undiluted therapeutic grade.
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