However, the resident was, at its core, a story of unrequited love. In short, his direction can be called as the wellexecuted bit of escalating craziness. Sleep tight is a 2011 spanish psychological thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. Mientras duermes by alberto marini, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Acclaimed spanish director jaume balaguero, cocreator of rec and rec.
As a result, he decides his mission is to make life hell for everyone around him. Balaguero was the codirector of rec but makes a sounder psychological horror movie with sleep tight than those nocturnal webcam horror franchise. Sleep tight 2011 horror, thriller, drama movie directed by jaume balaguero, jaume balaguero. While you sleep is a 2011 spanish psychological thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. Rec films jaume balaguero presents us with this disturbing psychological horror which mostly takes place in a barcelona apartment building. His ability to churn a stomach, tingle a spine, and wrench the heart all at once exemplifies the actors range. Fairytale and nurseryrhyme characters help young children go to sleep in this beautiful bedtime book. Mientras duermes is a 2011 spanish horror thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. One building resident in particular, the cheery, happygolucky clara marta etura of the impossible, with ewan mcgregor, makes his skin crawl.
Sleep tight is something of a change of pace for the films director, jaume baluguero, whose prior credits include the nameless and rec. Acclaimed spanish director jaume balaguero delves into the perverse fantasies of a man on the brink, and delivers an unnerving tale of obsession and torment that delivers nonstop thrills right up to its shocking conclusion. There may not be any handheld camera scares, but balagueros sleep tight harkens back to the days of hitchcock as opposed to the modern aspects of horror and helps to redefine jaume balaguero as one of the leaders in the horror genre. I particularly like the tom douglas thrillers as not only are they all different, but the ongoing story of the characters makes you want to know what they do next too. For me, is one of the scariest films of the past decade. Fresh off his critically acclaimed zombie flick rec and the somewhat less beloved rec 2, jaume balaguero has directed sleep tight or mientras duermes in spanish, a horror film about a. Sleep tight by jaume balaguero jaume balaguero, luis. Sleep tight stars luis tosar the limits of control as cesar, an apartment building doorman who keeps very close tabs on the residents private lives and whose only happiness comes from others misery. Jaume balaguero who is probably best known in the uk for codirecting the first two rec movies with paco plaza, knows that the human monster is the scariest of all, and he, screenwriter alberto marini and actor luis tosar have created an excellent monster in cesar. Sleep tight ranks among the most unique and wildly effective thrillers ive stumbled upon in years. Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of saturday morning trips to the local comic book shop, collecting. Sleep tight by jaume balaguero jaume balaguero, luis tosar.
Kim west has worked oneonone with thousands of people in. In simple rhyming verse arena bids good night to a host of wellknown characters. Mar 12, 20 balaguero was the codirector of rec but makes a sounder psychological horror movie with sleep tight than those nocturnal webcam horror franchise. Spanish psychological horror from director jaume balaguero. The author has written 6 books in this series so far, so i am lucky i have six books to enjoy without waiting for a new release. Sleep tight, from jaume balaguero the new york times. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sleep tight. Sleep tight is a chilly, nasty piece of work, and its unpleasantness initially works in its favor.
Jaume balaguero spent the last four years of his career making films restricted to a single apartment building and if sleep tight is any indication of what kind of material hes. Jaume balabueros effective thriller sleep tight puts more value on slowbuilding bad vibes than on pulledcurtain shock, but its treatment of mental illness and voyeurism, lightly salted with. Concierge apartment cesar manso believes he was born without the ability to be happy. We stalk and prod jaume balagueros creepily effective chiller sleep tight at the glasgow film festival. Its tom douglass third appearance in one of abbotts novels and, although his personal story follows on, the book can be read as a standalone. The dramatic conclusion to sleep tight has left some viewers a little confused but believe me it does make sense. A man who has failed to find happiness in his own life and so enjoys. World tour is a weird, busy exegesis on the state of pop. Sleep tight is an unsettling film that is made all the more captivating by the lead performance from luis tosar as cesar. I highly recommend this dark thriller from spain, best to check under your bed afterwards though,just in case. Sadsack concierge cesar luis tosar tends to a marblefloored. Sleep tight is one such book and rachel abbot is imaginative enough to be able to keep the interest going throughout each of her books. The film was alberto marini wrote the script of the film. Balaguero builds tension slowly in sleep tight, but the torturous camera eye lets the viewer in, just enough to understand how sinister cesar really is.
By the time hes unleashing an army of cockroaches in her cozy onebedroom, sleep tight has tripped over the line of intriguing obsession into psycho ridiculousness. Oct 14, 2011 apartment concierge cesar luis tosar is a miserable person who believes he was born without the ability to be happy. He studied communications and photography at the university of barcelona, graduating in 1991 with a degree in communication sciences. But its also craftily executed, proving once again that when it comes to horror, foreign offerings are not to be underestimated. On my usual message board haunts, sleep tight seems to have slunk in under the radar despite director jaume balagueros genre credentials. After all, its stalkery storyline bares an uncanny resemblance to the more mainstream jeffrey dean morgan and hillary swank outing. And with only a handful of actual writing credits to his name, sleep tight screenwriter marini has built an impressive track record helping to develop features for balaguero, brad anderson the machinist, transsiberian, and nacho cerda the chilling and underrated the abandoned.
While it fits comfortably into the horror genre, its as much an inkyblack comedy as it is a psychological thriller. His films are always scary, creepy and twisted, and sleep tight is no exception. In a nearly impossible feat to achieve, the directing duo of jaume balaguero and paco plaza were. The slow, meticulous examination of his motivations are rushed in the end, but the process leading up is disturbingly compelling. Feb 24, 2014 it takes a special writer to keep the readers interest going throughout the book, plus to tell a story that grips the imagination as well as stirs the emotions. As a character profile sleep tight excels on almost every level and left me just as stunned terms of entertainment value as it does as a sobering punch in the stomach. Sleep tight is an entirely different animal altogether.
The mood is black, but director jaume balaguero matches the shocks in alberto. Sleep tight mientras duermes by jaume balaguero youtube. Unlike his rec films, jaume balagueros sleep tight is designed as a. Feb 17, 2014 being a big fan of only the innocent and the back road, i was incredibly excited to get my hands on a copy of rachel abbotts latest book, sleep tight. In order to fill this void, he decides to make everyone around him miserable. Manel dueso, rub n ametll, jaume balaguero, sleep tight 2011 mientras. Starring luis tosar, marta etura club, qft, belfast, 92 mins. Apartment concierge cesar luis tosar is a miserable person who believes he was born without the ability to be happy. Cesar is the concierge in an apartment block in barcelona, he is unhappy, he has an angry boss who seems to pick at him at every opportunity, a sick mother who he visits daily and also he is infatuated with clara who lives in the block. Balaguero returns with classic thriller sleep tight.
Being a big fan of only the innocent and the back road, i was incredibly excited to get my hands on a copy of rachel abbotts latest book, sleep tight. Sleep tight moves with a slowburning intensity and is infused with uneasy, hard to digest twists. Oct 26, 2012 though they can be seen as partners in crime, both have since gone on to produce their own entries of fear. Cesar luis tosar from cell 211 is the caretaker with a chilling presence. The director jaume balagueros sleep tight watches an apartment building concierge who is watching, and tormenting, a resident of the. Luis tosar, marta etura, alberto san juan, petra mart nez, pep tosar, carlos lasarte, iris almeida, manel dueso, tony corvillo, oriol gen s, jaume balaguero, sleep tight mientras duermes flatmate, sleep tight, mientras duermes, flatmate. Sleep tight, snow white by jen arena, lorena alvarez.
Sleep tight 2011 horror, thriller, drama movie directed. Directed by jaume balaguero of rec fame, sleep tight tells the story of cesar, a. Mar 23, 2020 sleep tight is expertly acted throughout with a stellar performance by luis tosar as the perverted peeper. Watching sleep tight, i couldnt help but be reminded of 2011s hammer offering, the resident, which also revolved around a depraved mans nocturnal visitations upon a drugged, helpless victim. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jun 25, 2019 sleep tight is a spanish psychological thriller film directed by jaume balaguero. The storys resident ghoul, cesar luis tosar, appropriately clammy, works as a. Join now the best tv and entertainment news in your inbox. In 2018, a south korean remake of the film titled door lock was released.
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