If for nothing else, I strongly recommend While You Were Sleeping for its prophylactic qualities. As I watched While You Were Sleeping, for some joyful 103 minutes, my frown vanished and the cloud above my head dissipated.Įntertainment-based antidepressants are undervalued and I think I just found a new remedy to add to my list of audiovisual medicine. I'd been aware of its popularity for years and now I understand.

One night, as I was feeling down and a bit grumpy, I decided that it was finally time to see her first big solo headliner hit, a movie that signals the point when a spunky supporting actress became an A-lister. Recently, I've been exploring the career of Sandra Bullock, especially her 90s work. Sometimes, one just needs a hug.Īnd I've only just discovered that While You Were Sleeping (1995) fulfills that need with the warmest of embraces… Sometimes, one just wants to forget life's troubles and escape, to enjoy the goofiness of a nice comedy or the sweetness of an impossible romance. But a cinephile can yearn for simple pleasures, too. To cry with Carol is magic, to wander through Stalker's desolation is like dreaming with open eyes and to see New York, New York is to applaud its spectacle of ambition.

Abrasive, cerebral, immersive, cinema can be a wonder, but we shouldn't suppose there's a single path to cinematic glory.ĭon't get me wrong, I love my slow cinema, my European art-house hits, and Philosophical reveries. Some engage the mind, others spellbind the senses, immersing those who watch them in formalistic dreams of celluloid and digital beauty. Some films prove their greatness by challenging the audience.

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