Movie

Parasomnia

2008 · 103 min

A dreamlike, unsettling horror romance that blurs sleep and waking, with hypnotic menace and sudden violence.

Tagline: Where dreams end and nightmares begin.
Overview: Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, she is actually sleeping her life away, awakening briefly on rare occasions. Art student Danny Sloan falls in love with her, unaware that her hospital neighbor, a terrifying mass murderer and mesmerist named Byron Volpe has other, more sinister plans.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, love, madness, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
madness
death
isolation
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild