House of the Sleeping Beauties

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05/03/2013 This was a film I could not stop watching. It intrigued me. Edmond pulled me into his world. I felt for him and his lonely sadness. His reflections of his past and his unresolved grief over the loss of his family. The premise is peculiar but interesting. I am sure on some level this would be considered a perverted sense of sensuality but it didn't feel "dirty" to me. It felt like a man in the winter of his life trying to find a reason to live and grasping at the youth of these girls and their agreement to participate in such an odd business. If you are looking for something different and don't mind reading subtitles, this is worth a watch. It will definitely stimulate conversation afterward. See more 11/09/2011 A very sensual film that explores loneliness and innocence, and does so in a very low-key, almost mystical way. The main character, Edmond (Vadim Glowna, who also directed), carries most of the action and the dialog, delivering soliloquies that evoke his pain at losing his wife and daughter some 15 years before, a loss he still has not been able to move beyond. Angela Winkler is the Madame of this strange establishment, and one is never sure of her actions or her motives. Is she what she seems, or is she hiding something darker? Kogi, (Maxmillian Schell) is Edmond's friend, who counsels him and who introduces him to this world and seems to have questionable motives. This is a quiet film, beautifully shot, and the interplay between the characters is subtle and leaves one with numerous possible interpretations. Not for everyone, but a very thought provoking film. See more 07/11/2010 (*): Thumbs Down Slow, boring, and not at all erotic. At the end of it all, I had to ask myself: What was the point to this? I don't think I will ever truly know (or care). See more 05/25/2010 I mostly appreciate this movie on the basis that there really was no real progess made with the plot and the only thing resembling a resolution was the death of the main character. Granted, I understand that the point of the movie (and I suppose the book as well, although I've never read it) revolved around the idea of youth and innocence vs. the old and weary, but if it wasn't for the tits this movie would be nothing but and hour and thirty-nine minutes of an old man's repetitive ramblings about how old he is. See more 05/04/2010 Erotic, yes, but also beautiful & so very sad. Some gorgeous night shots of Berlin as well. See more 01/11/2009 The Japanese to German cultural translation felt very awkward, but the story is a compelling one, and Angela Winkler is perfect as Madame. See more Read all reviews

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