Light Sleeper - Wikipedia

Light Sleeper is a 1992 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany. LightSleeper FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1992filmbyPaulSchrader LightSleeperTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyPaulSchraderWrittenbyPaulSchraderProducedbyLindaReismanMarioKassar(executive)Starring WillemDafoe SusanSarandon DanaDelany DavidClennon MaryBethHurt CinematographyEdwardLachmanEditedbyKristinaBodenMusicbyMichaelBeenProductioncompanySevenArtsDistributedbyFineLineFeaturesReleasedate August 21, 1992 (1992-08-21) Runningtime103minutesCountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishBudget$5million[1]Boxoffice$1,055,987[1] LightSleeperisa1992AmericancrimedramafilmwrittenanddirectedbyPaulSchraderandstarringWillemDafoe,SusanSarandon,andDanaDelany.SetinNewYorkCityduringasanitationstrike,thegrittyneo-noirfilmstarsDafoeasahigh-classdrugdealerbattlingamidlifecrisisbeforebecomingembroiledintragiceventsfollowingthechanceencounterwithaformergirlfriend.[2]Whileunder-performingattheboxoffice,thefilmwasregardedfavorablybycritics.[3] Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Background 4Reception 5References 6Externallinks Plot[edit] JohnLeTour,a40-year-oldNewYorker,isoneoftwodeliverymenforAnn,whosuppliesanexclusiveclienteleinthebankingandfinancingsectorwithdrugs.WhileAnncontemplatesswitchingtothecosmeticsbusiness,LeTour,whosuffersfrominsomnia,haslosthisperspectiveinlife. OnenightLeTourmeetshisex-wifeMarianne,withwhomheoncesharedanintensebutdestructiverelationshipduetodrugabuse.Althoughtheystoppedtakingdrugs,Mariannerefuseshisofferforanewstart.Afterspendingonenighttogether,shetellshimthatthiswasherwayofsayinggoodbye.UnbeknowntoMarianne,hermotherdiedatthehospitalwhileshewaswithLeTour.ThenexttimeshemeetsLeTour,sheattackshim,demandingthathegetoutofherlifeonceandforall. Meanwhile,thepolicestartobservingLeTourbecauseoneofhisclients,Tis,isconnectedtothedrug-induceddeathofayoungwoman.Onhisnextdelivery,LeTourwitnessesaheavilydruggedMarianneinTis'apartment.Onlyminutesafterhisdeparture,shefallsseveralstoriestoherdeath.LeTourgivesthepolicealeadtoMarianne'slastwhereabouts.Atthewake,Marianne'ssisterRanditellshimnottofeelguiltyforwhathappened. WhenTisordersanewsupplyandinsiststhatLeTourdeliverit,hesensesthatTiswantstodisposeofhim.Annaccompanieshim,butTis'guardsforcehertoleavetheroom.Inthesubsequentshootout,LeTourkillsTisandbothofhishenchmen,butisleftcriticallywounded.Heliesdownonthehotelbed,showingnoangerorpain,onlyaprofoundweariness,aspolicesirenscanbeheardinthedistance. AnnvisitsLeTourinjail,whereheexpresseshishopesforabetterfuture.ThefilmhintsatthepossibilitythatAnnwillwaitforhim. Cast[edit] WillemDafoeasJohnLeTour SusanSarandonasAnn DanaDelanyasMarianneJost DavidClennonasRobert MaryBethHurtasTeresaAranow VictorGarberasTisBrüg JaneAdamsasRandiJost RobertCicchiniasBillGuidone SamRockwellasJealous DavidSpadeasTheologicalCokehead Background[edit] Schraderhasdescribedthefilmasa"manandhisroom"storylikeAmericanGigoloandhismostfamousscreenplaywhichbecamethebasisforMartinScorsese'sTaxiDriver.Inthisfilmhischaracterisdealingwithanxietyoverhislifeandtheexternalforcesthatthreatenit.[4]LightSleeperalsoshareswithAmericanGigoloanendingreminiscentofRobertBresson'sPickpocket,inwhichtheimprisonedheroisshowncontemplatinganewandhopefullybetterexistence. Themoviewasstillintheprocessoffundraisingwhenproductionbegan,soSchraderfinancedthefirstthreeweeksofpre-productionusinghisownmoney.[5]LightSleeperwasthefirstartisticcollaborationofWillemDafoeandPaulSchrader,whometduringfilmingofMartinScorsese'sTheLastTemptationofChrist.DafoeandSchraderlatercollaboratedinAffliction(1997),AutoFocus(2002),TheWalker(2007),AdamResurrected(2008),DogEatDog(2016)andTheCardCounter(2021). SchraderhadoriginallyintendedtousesongsfromBobDylan'salbumEmpireBurlesque,butSchraderandDylancouldnotagreeonwhichsongstouseandSchraderdecidedtousesongsbyMichaelBeeninstead.[6] LightSleeperpremieredattheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalinFebruary1992andwasreleasedintheUSonAugust21thatsameyear,earning$1millionattheboxoffice.[7]Itgainedmostlypositivereviewsandreceivedvariousnominations,includingtheIndependentSpiritAward.WillemDafoewasawardedtheSantJordiAwardasbestactor.Inatelegram,GermanfilmmakerWimWenderscongratulatedSchrader,statingthathisdirectionwasinaleaguewiththatofJapanesedirectorYasujirōOzu,whobothWendersandSchraderadmire.[5]Ina2005interview,SchradercalledLightSleeperhismostpersonalfilm.[8] Reception[edit] LightSleeperreceivedpositivereviewsfromcritics.Itholdsan86%approvalratingonRottenTomatoesbasedon42reviews,witharatingaverageof7.30/10.Thesite'scriticalconsensusreads,"LightSleeperrequirespatience,butdeliverscommensuraterewards--andboastsanabsorbingperformancefromWillemDafoe."[3]Metacriticassignedthefilmaweightedaveragescoreof70outof100,basedon22critics,indicating"generallyfavorablereviews".[9] FilmcriticRogerEbertwrote,"Schraderknowsthisworldofinsomnia,cravingandaddiction.Andheknowsallaboutpeoplelivinginacocoonofthemselves.[…]Infilmafterfilm,foryearafteryear,PaulSchraderhasbeentellingthisstoryinonewayoranother,butneverwithmorehumanitythanthistime”.[2] OwenGleibermanofEntertainmentWeeklywroteLightSleeperis"[…]asmallbutabsorbingmoodpiece[…]evenwhenthefilmdoesn'tgel,oneisheldbyWillemDafoe'sgrimlycompellingperformance”.[10] WritingforTimeOutFilmGuide,GeoffAndrewsaidthefilmisa"stylishfilm…Butthestorymeanders,anditechoesTaxiDriverandAmericanGigolosocloselythatSchraderisworkinglessthanfreshvariationsonover-familiarthemes”.[11] References[edit] ^ab"LightSleeper".BoxOfficeMojo. ^abEbert,Roger(4September1992)."LightSleeperMovieReview&FilmSummary(1992)".www.rogerebert.com. ^ab"LightSleeper".RottenTomatoes. ^KevinJackson,SchraderonSchrader,Faber&Faber,London1990. ^abMacaulay,Scott."InterviewwithPaulSchrader".FilmmakerMagazine.Archivedfromtheoriginalon22February2012. ^AudiocommentarybyPaulSchraderontheLightSleeperDVD. ^LightSleeperattheInternetMovieDatabase. ^Simon,Alex(November2005)."PAULSCHRADER:DOMINIONOFTHEDARK".VeniceMagazine. ^LightSleeperReviews,Metacritic,retrieved2022-03-20 ^Gleiberman,Owen(28August1992)."LightSleeper".EntertainmentWeekly. ^TimeOutFilmGuide,SeventhEdition1999,PenguinBooks,London,1998. Externallinks[edit] LightSleeperatIMDb LightSleeperatRottenTomatoes LightSleeperatBoxOfficeMojo vteFilmsbyPaulSchraderDirected BlueCollar(1978) Hardcore(1979) AmericanGigolo(1980) CatPeople(1982) Mishima:ALifeinFourChapters(1985) LightofDay(1987) PattyHearst(1988) TheComfortofStrangers(1990) LightSleeper(1992) WitchHunt(1994) Touch(1997) Affliction(1997) ForeverMine(1999) AutoFocus(2002) Dominion:PrequeltotheExorcist(2005) TheWalker(2007) AdamResurrected(2008) TheCanyons(2013) DyingoftheLight(2014) DogEatDog(2016) FirstReformed(2017) TheCardCounter(2021) MasterGardener(TBA) Writtenonly TheYakuza(1974) TaxiDriver(1976) Obsession(1976) RollingThunder(1977) OldBoyfriends(1979) RagingBull(1980) TheMosquitoCoast(1986) TheLastTemptationofChrist(1988) CityHall(1996) BringingOuttheDead(1999) ThereAreNoSaints(2022) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Light_Sleeper&oldid=1097896657" Categories:1992films1992crimedramafilmsAmericancrimedramafilms1990sEnglish-languagefilmsFilmsaboutdrugsFilmsdirectedbyPaulSchraderFilmssetinNewYorkCityFilmsshotinNewYorkCityFilmswithscreenplaysbyPaulSchraderInsomniainfilmHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataTemplatefilmdatewith1releasedateIMDbIDsameasWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages CatalàDeutschفارسیFrançaisItalianoРусскийSimpleEnglish中文 Editlinks