'El mal menor': what's behind the novel that inspired the Oscar-nominated Argentine film?
The third novel by C.E. Feiling, considered a classic horror novel in Argentina, deals with the world of dreams and death in Buenos Aires.
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The third novel by C.E. Feiling, considered a classic horror novel in Argentina, deals with the world of dreams and death in Buenos Aires.
The Wrap Screening Series: "I had dreams two weeks ago when I saw the film for the second time and it was hard for me," actor Daniel Hendler says
The Argentine drama The Sleepwalkers opens to a powerful image. A mother jolting out of sleep, searching for her daughter. She scans the loo and different parts of the house, finally finding her in the living room: an impassive face, a naked body, blood lining her lower legs. The mother, Luisa (Erica Rivas), is worried about her teenage daughter, Ana (Ornella D’Elía), for two reasons: She’s recently started her period, and she’s a habitual sleepwalker. Luisa knows that this world is unsafe for young girls — especially for her child, who is not in control of her body, even when she’...
Argentina Selects THE SLEEPWALKERS As Its Candidate In The International Feature Competition At The 93rd Academy Awards The Sleepwalkers is a poignant and engaging drama about a family in crisis framed by the fraught relationship between a mother and her daughter.by BWW News Desk The Sleepwalkers (Los sonámbulos) by acclaimed writer-director Paula Hernández has been selected as Argentina's Academy Awards candidate in the International Feature Film competition at the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards. A poignant and engaging drama about a family in crisis framed by the fraught relationship...
'The Sleepwalkers' Has Intriguing Subplots but They Don't Produce a Unified Meaning The Argentinian drama is the story of a mother and a daughter, as well as the story of families. But the film tackles several subplots which do not have a central propulsive force. A still from 'The Sleepwalkers'. The 2019 Argentine drama The Sleepwalkers, now playing at the I-View World film festival, opens to a powerful image. A mother jolting out of sleep, searching for her daughter. She scans the loo and different parts of the house, finally finding her in the living room: an impassive face, a naked body...