Sleepless (2001 film)

Sleepless
Italian theatrical poster
Directed by	Dario Argento
Produced by	Dario Argento Claudio Argento
Written by	Carlo Lucarelli Asia Argento ("The Animal Farm Rhyme")
Screenplay by	Dario Argento Franco Ferrini
Story by	Dario Argento Franco Ferrini
Starring	Max von Sydow Stefano Dionisi Chiara Caselli Roberto Zibetti Gabriele Lavia
Music by	Goblin
Cinematography	Ronnie Taylor
Edited by	Anna Napoli
Production company	Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Medusa Produzione Opera Film Produzione
Distributed by	Medusa Distribuzione
Release date	5 January 2001
Running time	117 min.
Country	Italy
Language	Italian English
Budget	$4,000,000

Sleepless (Italian: Non ho sonno) is a 2001 Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Max von Sydow and Stefano Dionisi and marks Argento's return to the giallo subgenre. The film was another box office success when it opened in Italy, taking in over $5,019,733,505 lira ($3,280,080 US) by the end of its theatrical run.

Detective Ulisse Moretti (von Sydow) is investigating a series of murders in Turin in 1983, known as The Dwarf Murders. The main suspect, a giallo novelist named Vincenzo de Fabritiis, turns up dead and the case is considered closed. However, seventeen years later, a similar series of murders begin and draw the since-retired Moretti back into the case. Moretti teams up with Giacomo (Stefano Dionisi), whose mother was murdered in the 1983 spree, to determine if de Fabritiis is still alive or was actually innocent of the crimes for which he was accused. As the murders continue, the investigating duo discovers that the murderer is arranging their murder to an old nursery rhyme about the killing of animals.

Sleepless received a mixed response from critics. On movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50% based on ten reviews, and is certified "rotten".BBC Online wrote, "If this movie commits one crime, it's that the rest of it is never quite as good as the bravura opening. Don't let your guard down, though, because there are some cruelly well executed set-pieces that are enrobed in a constant sense of dread."AllMovie gave the film a generally negative review, writing, "this feels like an Argento retread – the murder mystery recalls his 1971 Cat o' Nine Tails a little too much, and the overly familiar horrific elements (pace, editing, music, screaming) have little impact."

The original US video release from Artisan Entertainment was heavily edited for content. Every murder sequence in the film was trimmed down for less graphic violence, including the decapitation murder of the ballet dancer which omits the image of the head hitting the floor. In all over a minute worth of footage was cut.