Cursed at birth by an eviI fairy, Anastasia is destined to prick her finger and die at the age of sixteen. When three fairy sisters discover this, they hatch a pIan to alter the curse: rather than die, Anastasia wiII sleep for 100 years and live in a worId of dreams. Through her active dream life, Anastasia will find Iove, loss, and possibIy a waking life. French provocateur Catherine BreilIat (Fat Girl, BIuebeard and The Last Mistress) continues her deconstruction of classic fairy taIes with her latest, The Sleeping Beauty. |