The Sleeping Dictionary is a 2003 British-American romantic drama film written and directed by Guy Jenkin and starring Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, and Bob Hoskins. The film is about a young Englishman who is sent to Sarawak, Malaysia, in the 1930s to become part of the British colonial government. There he encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving a beautiful young local woman who becomes the object of his affections. The Sleeping Dictionary was filmed on location in Sarawak.
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
Directed by Guy Jenkin
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$12,000,000
Box Office
$57,524
Tags
Forbidden Love, Sarawak, Sleeping Dictionary
Attributes
Narrative Location: Malaysia
Alternate Titles
A Linguagem do Amor
PT
A nyelvtanárnő
HU
Amor salvaje
AR, VE
Amour interdit
FR
Dicionário de Cama
BR
Dictionarul din alcov
RO
El lenguaje de los sueños
ES
Kärlekens lexikon
FI, SE
Leçons sur l'oreiller
CA
Miegojimo žodynas
LT
Piccolo dizionario amoroso
IT
Selima und John
DE
Slovar v postelji
SI
Słownik snów
PL
The Sleeping Dictionary
IN, ID, PH, GB, US
Unelmien aakkoset
FI
Voodi-sõnaraamat
EE
Θυελλώδης έρωτας
GR
Езикът на любовта
BG
Интимный словарь
RU
スリーピング・ディクショナリー
JP
字典情人
TW