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General Release for 'sleep furiously' directed by Royal Holloway's Gideon Koppel

'sleep furiously', a feature film by Royal Holloway's Gideon Koppel, partly funded by the AHRC, is going on general release in cinemas throughout the UK from May 29th.

In London, it is opening in the Curzon Soho, Gate Notting Hill, Apollo Piccadilly Circus, The Phoenix Finchley and Brixton Ritzy.

If you want to hear Gideon talk about this film - which is part funded by The AHRC - he will be doing a Q&A after the 18.30 performance on 29th May at the Curzon Soho (booking is advisable) and on 31st May at the Phoenix Finchley (booking is advisable).

This film comes highly recommended:

• "…a mutedly gorgeous, moving and deeply poetic work of art… sleep furiously is, simply, a masterpiece"
  John Banville 'Sight and Sound'
•  "…an exquisite and moving meditation on the age-old themes of pastoral…"
  Mark Ford 'The Guardian'
• "The film is visually remarkable... what could be bleak in another film is infinitely beautiful here... and what might otherwise seem hopeless is redeemed and made marvellous..."
  Alex Cox  'Film Comment'
• "Sublime"
  Jonathan Romney 'The Independent'