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25 December 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
It's 1999. The government will kill for his invention. One woman will do anything for his love. Together they share an adventure that circles the globe - And invades the mind. morePlot:
Set in 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with some bank robbers, who befriend and enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
A rare pleasure more (57 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Solveig Dommartin | ... | Claire Tourneur | |
| Pietro Falcone | ... | Mario | |
| Enzo Turrin | ... | Doctor | |
| Chick Ortega | ... | Chico Remy | |
| Eddy Mitchell | ... | Raymond Monnet | |
| William Hurt | ... | Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee | |
| Adelle Lutz | ... | Makiko | |
| Ernie Dingo | ... | Burt | |
| Jean-Charles Dumay | ... | Mechanic | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Eugene Fitzpatrick | |
| Ernest Berk | ... | Anton Farber | |
| Christine Osterlein | ... | Irina Farber | |
| Rüdiger Vogler | ... | Phillip Winter | |
| Diogo Dória | ... | Receptionist | |
| Amália Rodrigues | ... | Woman in Street Car |
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280 min (director's cut) | Germany:179 min | Spain:179 min | Sweden:158 min | USA:158 min | Argentina:179 minColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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It was only after "Wings of Desire" turned out to be a sleeper hit, that Wim Wenders was able to get funding for this film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When many of the European characters leave the Mbantua settlement and take a group photo, believing the adventure to be over, the voice-over mentions that it is February, 2000. Yet shortly after we see Henry Farber trying a new series of experiments on recording dream imagery, and a computer display for the current experiment says January 21. moreQuotes:
Claire Tourneur: I don't know where he is. If I knew that, I would be with him; I would be making love to him! I can't believe I just said that.Burt: It's the sodium pentathol I put in your drink. It's a truth drug.
Claire Tourneur: That's all right. I put sleeping pills in your drink.
Burt: Waiter! Coffee!
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Sleeping in the Devil's Bed moreFAQ
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In its full length version this film is a really absorbing and enjoyable piece of work. I saw it at the National Film Theatre in London years ago, expecting to find the length a serious problem but knowing that I might not get another chance.
As it turned out there were two intervals and the fact that it took a whole afternoon added to the enjoyment... the absorption drew me in.
I never saw the short version but its relative lack of success suggests that the edit wasn't wholly successful. I don't know if the long version circulates in any form these days but if the chance arises to see it take an afternoon off, make sure the cinema has a nice cafe and settle down for a unique film.