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Winter Sleepers (Winterschläfer)
A film
by Tom Tykwer
Award Winner - Gijon and Thessaloniki Film Festival
 "This gorgeously photographed film has many
breathtaking moment in which sounds and images synergize with an explosive precision."
- The New York Times
"gripping...full forces of widescreen snowscapes..." - Variety
Laura, Marco, Rebecca and Rene are four young people from the city
spending the winter in a remote alpine town. Laura amuses herself by practicing
acting, Rene by taking
photographs, and Marco and Rebecca by having a hot affair. One
afternoon when rushing to get into bed with Rebecca, Marco leaves the keys
in his car and Rene seizes the
opportunity to take a spin through the mountains. But the visibility
of the winter roads is deceptive. Without ever realizing what he has done,
Rene causes a car, driven
by a local farmer, to crash, leaving the farmer's young daughter
seriously injured.
Soon after this strange accident, mysterious, almost hallucinatory
events begin to unfold. As these events engulf the characters, intertwining
their lives in unexpected
ways, the shimmering expanses of snow provide the perfect backdrop
for their increasingly unpredictable emotions.
Director Tom Tykwer once again uses his original visual style to
make Winter Sleepers a remarkable and haunting film that revels in
the unexplained as it weaves its spell over you.
Tom Tykwer, the director of Run Lola Run (98) has worked on various
productions as a script reader, production assistant and assistant director.
His first feature, Deadly Maria (93) was named best film by the German
Film Critic's Association. Winter Sleepers is his second feature.
1997, Germany, 122 minutes, German with English subtitles.
$28.95.
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