| The Sleeping Dictionary (2002)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Jessica Alba |
Selima
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| Brenda Blethyn |
Aggie Bullard
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| Hugh Dancy |
John Truscott
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| Bob Hoskins |
Henry Bullard
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| Christopher Ling Lee Ian |
Jasmine
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| K.K. Moggie |
Tipong
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| Emily Mortimer |
Cecil Bullard
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| Junix Nocian |
Famous the Cook
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| Eugene Salleh |
Belansai the Chief's Son
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| Noah Taylor |
Neville Shipperly
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| Junix Inocian |
Famous
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| Michael Jessing Langgi |
Melaka
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| Mano Maniam |
Policeman
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Romance |
| Director |
Guy Jenkin |
| Producer |
Simon Bosanquet; Jimmy Mulville; Frank Hildebrand |
| Writer |
Guy Jenkin |
| Studio |
New Line Home Entertainment |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
109 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.5 |
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| Plot |
| Don't let the title fool you: The Sleeping Dictionary is the most seductive argument for foreign-language education a boy ever had. Hugh Dancy is a young and idealistic colonial official posted to Britain's deep-jungle Sarawak outpost in 1939, and Jessica Alba (Dark Angel) is the "sleeping dictionary," a sexy tutor who proves that the fastest way to learn a language is through lovemaking. Guy Jenkin trades in old clichés for new ones in his revision of the exotic old melodramas of forbidden love between handsome colonial men and gorgeous, guileless native girls. Alba's accent slips and slides but she's a sweet, sexy, and beguiling presence, while Bob Hoskins and Brenda Blethyn uphold the all-important appearance of British morality. If you can overlook the contrivances, it makes for a lush romantic fantasy about the triumph of love over the hypocrisy of so-called civilized society. --Sean Axmaker |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Widescreen (16:9) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
794043627026 |
| Release Date |
2/18/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
DTS [English] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Widescreen Dolby DTS Surround Sound |
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