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I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
- Director: Ming-liang Tsai
- Writer: Ming-liang Tsai
- Producer: Wouter Barendrecht; Simon Field
CGiii Comment
It looks stunning - faultless even.
The editing is clumsy - the fluidity just doesn't exist.
And, the story is bordering on the inane.
But, really, it looks astounding.
Pity - this much over-rated (and hyped) director has the eye but, as for subject/story matter he either misses the mark or the West doesn't quite get it - perhaps it's a bit of both.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Grifters beat an immigrant day laborer and leave him on the streets. Rawang, a young man, finds him, carries him home, cares for him, and sleeps next to him. In a loft above lives a waitress. She sometimes provides care and attention. More violence seems a constant possibility. They find another man abandoned on the street, paralyzed. They carry him. While no one speaks to each other, sounds dominate: coughing, cooking, coupling, opening bags; music and news reports on a radio, the rattle and buzz of a restaurant. It's dark in the city at night. We see down hallways, through doors, down alleys. Who sleeps with whom?
Cast & Characters
Kang-sheng Lee as Hsiao-Kang;
Shiang-chyi Chen as Coffee-shop Waitress;
Norman Atun as Rawang;
Pearlly Chua as Coffee-Shop Boss;
Lee-Lin Liew as Coffee-Shop Tea Maker;
Leonard Tee as Light Seller;
Su-Yee Toh as Boss's Second Son;
Kok-Fai Chiew as Boss's Grandson;
Rong-Sin Chan as Estate Agent;
Kok-Choy Loh as Financier;
Shiva as Indian worker;
Mohammad Rani Bin Baker as Magician;
Rusli Bin Abdul Rahim as Hooligan;
Azman Hassan as Hooligan;
Hariry Jalil as Hooligan