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“Form is the argument.”
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Sleep, My Love
Thriller · Mystery · Drama · 1948
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.
Movie details
Sleep, My Love
“...the most terrifying words a man ever whispered to a woman!”
1948 Thriller · Mystery · Drama 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Sleep, My Love?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
Written by
Leo Rosten · St. Clair McKelway
Claudette Colbert
Alison Courtland
Robert Cummings
Bruce Elcott
Don Ameche
Richard W. Courtland
Rita Johnson
Barby
George Coulouris
Charles Vernay
Queenie Smith
Grace Vernay
Ralph Morgan
Dr. Rhinehart
Court is in session
Put Sleep, My Love on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.