The Sleeping Woman
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| Spanish | La mujer dormida |
| Directed by | Laura Alvea |
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| Cinematography | Fran Fernández-Pardo |
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| Music by | Alfred Tapscott |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Language | Spanish |
The Sleeping Woman (Spanish: La mujer dormida)[1] is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Laura Alvea which stars Almudena Amor and Javier Rey alongside Amanda Goldsmith.
Plot[edit]
The plot concerns about a love triangle, following Ana, an auxiliary nurse developing a romantic attraction towards Agustín (the husband of the patient in a vegetative state she is in charge of taking care). Ana is ensuingly disturbed by supernatural developments around her.[2][3][4]
Cast[edit]
- Almudena Amor as Ana[2]
- Javier Rey as Agustín[2]
- Amanda Goldsmith[3]
Production[edit]
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.[5][6] Shooting locations included the island of Gran Canaria and Seville.[7][3]
Release[edit]
The film was selected as the closing film of the 6th Ibero-American Film Festival Miami for a 9 February 2024 premiere.[8] It also made it to the non-competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival's official selection.[9] Distributed by Filmax, it will be released theatrically in Spain on 31 May 2024.[9] Lighthouse Home Entertainment acquired German rights to the film.[10] The film also sold to India and subcontinent (BookMyShow), Taiwan (Cai Chang International), South Korea (Behind the Scene Company) and Indonesia (Sun Pictures).[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Post-Production". Spanish Films. Just Spainted. Winter/Spring 2023 (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. p. 153. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "La mujer dormida". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Rivera, Alfonso (10 January 2023). "La mujer dormida, de Laura Alvea, en fase de montaje". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Las 72 películas españolas que más esperamos en el 2023". Fotogramas. 1 February 2023.
- ^ Suárez Álamo, Victoriano (27 October 2022). "Laura Aldea culmina esta semana el rodaje en Gran Canaria de 'La mujer dormida'". Canarias7.
- ^ Hopewell, John (17 February 2023). "'The Snow Girl' Director's Next Swooped On by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Rivero, Carlos (26 October 2022). "Javier Rey y Almudena Amor ruedan en Gran Canaria 'La Mujer Dormida'". La Provincia.
- ^ "IberoAmerican Film Festival culmina su edición con proyección del filme "Muchachos"". Diario Las Américas. 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "RTVE.es presenta el tráiler de 'La mujer dormida', un thriller psicológico con Almudena Amor y Javier Rey". rtve.es. 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Cabeza, Elisabet (8 March 2024). "Filmax' 'The Sleeping Woman' rouses buyer interest in Malaga, sells to Germany (exclusive)". ScreenDaily.
- 2024 films
- Spanish horror thriller films
- Spanish supernatural horror films
- American horror thriller films
- American supernatural horror films
- La Claqueta PC films
- 2024 horror films
- Films shot in the province of Seville
- Films shot in the Canary Islands
- Films about nurses
- 2020s Spanish films
- 2020s American films
- 2024 psychological thriller films
- Spanish psychological thriller films
- American psychological thriller films
- 2020s Spanish-language films