The Sleeping Beauty

Product Description
Cursed at birth by an evil fairy, Anastasia is destined to prick her finger and die at the age of sixteen. When three feckless fairy sisters discover this, they hatch a plan to alter the curse: rather than die, Anastasia will sleep for 100 years and live in a world of dreams. Through her active dream life, Anastasia will find love, loss, and possibly a waking life. French provocateur Breillat (Fat Girl, Bluebeard) continues her deconstruction of classic fairytales with her latest, the Sleeping Beauty.
Review
Sly and playful, it's a beauty --Sheri Linden, Los Angeles TimesLovely... Eerie and compelling --Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily NewsErotically Daring --Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
About the Director One of the most provocative French directors of the last three decades, Catherine Breillat s acclaimed films include The Last Mistress, Sex is Comedy, Brief Crossing and Fat Girl. She began her film career after studying acting at Yves Furet Acting Studio in Paris. She acted in Bernardo Bertolucci s Last Tango in Paris (1972) and wrote the screenplay for Maurice Pialat s film Police. Ms. Breillat is also a successful novelist, who has adapted several of her own books into films. At the age of 17 she had her novel l Homme facile published. Ironically the French government banned it for readers under 18 years old. Her unconventional approach to filmmaking is often reflected in her casting. She has cast the pornstar Rocco Siffredi in her films Romance (1999) and Anatomy of Hell (2004). With uncompromising vision, Ms. Breillat s films often explore issues of sexuality, gender conflict and sibling rivalry. See more