In Their Sleep DVD, 2010

A psychological thriller that sees Anne Parillaud's nurse - a woman still hurting from the death of her son - run down a young man one night. With her maternal instincts taking precedence over common sense, she takes the injured boy home - and is soon involved in a standoff with a bloodthirsty stranger. A film reminiscent of Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games', with a series of jarring killings rupturing the peace of the Alsatian countryside.

In Their Sleep is a truly striking piece of work, playing on the anxieties of the audience with great skill and allowing us to be several steps ahead of the beleaguere... more >

In Their Sleep is a truly striking piece of work, playing on the anxieties of the audience with great skill and allowing us to be several steps ahead of the beleaguered central character. If there is a caveat to be registered, it is the relentlessly downbeat nature of the piece, very much in the tradition of Michael Haneke's Funny Games; the viewer is left pleasantly tense after the experience of the film, but thoroughly dispirited. Sarah (Anne Parillaud), deeply disturbed by the death of her teenage son and separated from her husband, lives alone in a house that she and her husband had planned to renovate. One night, on her way home, she almost runs down a young man, a teenager the same age as her son. He is covered with blood... < less

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