Selima and John
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Selima and John |
| Original title | The Sleeping Dictionary |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Guy Jenkin |
| script | Guy Jenkin |
| production |
Simon Bosanquet , Jimmy Mulville , Denise O'Donoghue |
| music | Simon Boswell |
| camera | Martin Fuhrer |
| cut | Lesley Walker |
| occupation | |
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Selima and John (The Sleeping Dictionary) is an American drama from 2003 . It was directed by Guy Jenkin , who also wrote the script.
action
The action takes place in Borneo in the 1930s. John Truscott got a job in the administration of the British colony shortly after graduating. The native Selima of the Iban people teaches him the local language and sleeps with him. Truscott falls in love with her despite the difference in class. The relationship is interrupted by the outbreak of World War II.
Reviews
Christopher Null praised the camera work on www.filmcritic.com.
Cinema magazine wrote that the film told a “ gentle story in beautiful pictures, but without much depth ”.
Awards
Jessica Alba, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn and the cameraman Martin Fuhrer received the DVD Exclusive Award in 2003 . Six other nominations for the same award included those for the direction and script by Guy Jenkin, for Emily Mortimer, for the film music and for the editing.
backgrounds
The film was shot in the Malaysian state of Sarawak and in London . Its production amounted to an estimated 12 million US dollars . In the US, Germany and a few other countries, the film was released directly on video or DVD.
The historical framework of the film is fictional. Unlike what is portrayed in the film, the real Sarawak was not a colony of the UK in the 1930s , but was the personal property of the Brooke family known as the White Rajas . Only after the end of World War II did Sarawak become a British crown colony for almost two decades in 1946, before becoming part of what is now Malaysia in 1963.
Web links
- Sleeping Dictionary in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Selima and John at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film review by Christopher Null, accessed on November 26, 2007 ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Cinema, accessed November 26, 2007
- ^ Filming locations for The Sleeping Dictionary, accessed November 26, 2007
- ^ Box office / business for The Sleeping Dictionary, accessed November 26, 2007
- ↑ The Sleeping Dictionary release dates, accessed November 26, 2007
