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Director: Jeremy Alter
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From Time Out New York
A marvel of budget-stretching innovation, this comic-book noir plays like a cross between Zentropa and Memento without the pretentiousness. Witty, self-aware and consistently compelling, The Perfect Sleep revels in its contrivances: A nameless hood (Pardoe) haunts various L.A. cinematic landmarks looking for a lost love (Sanchez) among the Russian underworld. It’s a one-joke vehicle that goes on for too long, but like the titular ideal slumber its antihero calls “the ecstasy of the unlikely,” Alter’s film is a rare pleasure.Author: Mark Holcomb
Time Out New York Issue 704: March 26 - April 1, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Jeremy Alter
Cast: Anton Pardoe, Roselyn Sanchez, Patrick Bauchau, Peter J Lucas full cast
Duration: 99 mins
US Release: Mar 27 2009
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