The Sleeping Woman movie storyline. Ana (Almudena Amor) decided to study nursing to help other people. Now, she works as a caregiver for a woman who is in a vegetative state. In principle everything goes correctly, she arrives home, does her job and leaves. That is until she begins to have feelings for Agustín, the woman’s husband. This fact will cause various paranormal phenomena to begin to chase her every time she tries to enter the house.
The Sleeping Woman (Spanish: La Mujer Dormida) is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Laura Alvea which stars Almudena Amor, Javier Rey, Amanda Goldsmith, Alicia Lobo, Yanely Hernández, Pino Montesdeoca, Guacimara Correa, Vera Curbelo, Yanely Hernández, Mónica Lleó, Angelo Olivier and Sofía Privitera.
The film was produced by La Claqueta PC and Coming Soon Films with the participation of RTVE and TVE3 and support from ICAA and Junta de Andalucía. Shooting locations included the island of Gran Canaria and Seville.
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 65 points (‘acceptable’), positively mentioning “the central idea and the slight touches of horror”, as well the existence of “Hitchcockian echoes” resonating in the background, while negatively mentioning the film’s “cumbersome development”, accumulating revelations by the end of the film. Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, billing it as a “luminous revision of Hitchcock’s legacy” in the verdict. Desirée de Fez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing that it “doesn’t take off in any direction”.[14]
The film was selected as the closing film of the 6th Ibero-American Film Festival Miami for a 9 February 2024 premiere. It also made it to the non-competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival’s official selection. Distributed by Filmax, it will be released theatrically in Spain on 31 May 2024. Lighthouse Home Entertainment acquired German rights to the film. The film also sold to India and subcontinent (BookMyShow), Taiwan (Cai Chang International), South Korea (Behind the Scene Company) and Indonesia (Sun Pictures).
About the Film
Laura Alvea premieres the film The Sleeping Woman, a psychological thriller starring Almudena Amor and Javier Rey. Amanda Goldsmith completes the cast of this feature film that arrives in Spanish theaters after having passed through the 27th Malaga Festival, and other international competitions such as Fantasporto (Portugal) and at the Ibero American Film Festival Miami-IAFF, where it received a Special Mention of the Jury.
The Sleeping Woman has a script written by Daniel González, Miguel Ibáñez Monroy and Marta Armengol, in which Laura Alvea has also collaborated. “I grew up loving mystery and suspense films, so embarking on The Sleeping Woman allows me to explore a universe that has always fascinated me. In the purest style of classic cinema, where the characters and their secrets are the key to making everything revolve, tension and intrigue will be the common thread of this film with which we hope to seduce lovers of the genre,” explains the director. .
The Sleeping Woman is a production by Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo and Carlos Rosado Sibón for La Claqueta PC and Marta Ramírez for Coming Soon Films, with executive production by Sara Gómez and delegate production by Lluís Ruscalleda, in international co-production with FilmGate Miami ( USES). It has the participation of RTVE, HBO Max and the collaboration of 3Cat, with the financing of the ICAA, with the support of the Junta de Andalucía and the ICEC, with the financing of CreA SGR and ICO and with the collaboration of Filmax, which is in charge of national distribution and international sales.
The Sleeping Woman (2024)
La Mujer Dormida
Directed by: Laura Alvea
Starring: Almudena Amor, Javier Rey, Amanda Goldsmith, Alicia Lobo, Yanely Hernández, Pino Montesdeoca, Guacimara Correa, Vera Curbelo, Yanely Hernández, Mónica Lleó, Angelo Olivier, Sofía Privitera
Screenplay by: Ibáñez Monroy, Daniel González, Marta Armengol
Production Design by: Sergio Mauriño
Cinematography by: Fran Fernández-Pardo
Film Editing by: José M. G. Moyano, Fátima de los Santos
Costume Design by: Marta Wazinger
Art Direction by: Toñi Parrales
Music by: Alfred Tapscott
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Filmax
Release Date: February 9, 2024 (IAFFM), May 31, 2024 (Spain)
Views: 25