It's true to say I have been waiting to watch Julia Leighs directorial debut, Sleeping Beauty since it's reveal in Cannes in May. When I heard there was a question and answer session after the exclusive premiere I jumped to the chance. I instincively called my sister and we whisked our way up to Hampsted where we were stunned at the boutique setting that Everyman Cinema is set.
The film did not disappoint the breath taking cinematography and the detail that went into this film, seemed to fit so gracefully together like a jigsaw puzzle. I loved the haunting beauty that Emma Browning portrayed in film which was mimicked by Rachael Blake and their mundane attitude towards escorting.
Sleeping Beauty is definitely my favourite film this year...or in fact to date. It was a beautiful combination of fairy dusted reality with sharp slices of the dark pleasures of the underground world of desire. Simply Sensuous.
