{"id":89071,"date":"2022-12-26T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T19:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89071"},"modified":"2022-12-26T14:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T21:01:08","slug":"sleepwalk-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89071","title":{"rendered":"Sleepwalk (1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Everything she had forgotten, everything she had lost sight of, suddenly flowed back into her heart &#8212; and the spell was broken.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Poster-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-89072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Poster-188x270.png 188w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Poster.png 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a stenographer (Suzanne Fletcher) is hired to translate an ancient Chinese manuscript, she finds the world around her subtly shifting in fantastical and sometimes scary ways.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis first feature film by Jim Jarmusch&#8217;s partner Sara Driver is a quirky, decidedly experimental mood piece set in a New York City that is both mind-numbingly mundane and inconceivably fantastical. The film opens with a scroll being placed in and recovered from a secure spot:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2-506x270.png 506w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Scroll2.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; then shifts to an office, where we see workers trying to pass the time either by zoning out while getting their tasks done: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Staring.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; or acting out, as when Fletcher&#8217;s roommate (Ann Magnuson) bugs their boss about his weight and potato chip eating, or tries to bum money off of hard-working Fletcher. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home-513x270.png 513w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Get-Home.png 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eventually we see that Fletcher has a son (Dexter Lee): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Lee.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; who seems to primarily take care of himself. Fletcher, meanwhile, is obsessed with a new job she&#8217;s gotten translating the scroll we saw in the opening sequence &#8212; and as she writes out the story, we&#8217;re meant to understand that it&#8217;s somehow impacting (and\/or interacting with) her reality as well. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Fletcher2.png 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all highly atmospheric and somewhat spooky, yet makes little sense. Watch for Steve Buscemi in one of his earliest roles as an &#8220;office worker&#8221;, though he doesn&#8217;t have much to do or say. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi-506x270.png 506w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Buscemi.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good use of New York locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-NY-Wings.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jim Jarmusch&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sleepwalk-Shadows.png 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for fans of this type of experimental cinema. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0091971\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screenanarchy.com\/2012\/02\/film-comment-selects-2012-sleepwalk-1986-review.html\">Screen Anarchy Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/film\/film-comment-selects-2012-sleepwalk\/\">Slant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Everything she had forgotten, everything she had lost sight of, suddenly flowed back into her heart &#8212; and the spell was broken.&#8221; Synopsis: When a stenographer (Suzanne Fletcher) is hired to translate an ancient Chinese manuscript, she finds the world around her subtly shifting in fantastical and sometimes scary ways. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Fantasy Living Nightmare New York City Review: This first feature film by Jim Jarmusch&#8217;s partner Sara Driver is a quirky, decidedly experimental mood piece set&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89071\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89071"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89095,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89071\/revisions\/89095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}