I Went to Check On You Sleep
Fui Olhar Você Dormir
“Aldir Blanc wrote notes to his wife, Mari, over the course of 34 years. Mari filmed the family.”
Synopsis
Thirty-five years in the life of a couple, told through 2,000 notes and family photographs. Love, jealousy, pain, resilience, and death, reflected upon by Aldir Blanc, the creator of some of the most beautiful lyrics in Brazilian popular music — including “O Bêbado e a Equilibrista” (“The Drunkard and the Tightrope Walker”), written for his wife, Mari Lúcia. Six years after Aldir’s death, the notes continue to emerge, hidden inside objects throughout the couple’s apartment in Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca neighborhood. Mari revisits forgotten moments and opens the moving treasure trove of notes in the year Aldir — who died of COVID-19 in 2020 — would have turned 80.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Anna Azevedo
- Screenplay & Story
- Anna Azevedo, Cláudio Uchôa
- Original Title
- Fui Olhar Você Dormir
- Country of Origin
- Brazil
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Production Studios
- Butterfly Filmes
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Anna Azevedo
Anna Azevedo, Cláudio Uchôa
Léo Bittencourt
Nina Galanternick
Anna Azevedo, Izabella Faya
Department Leadership Roster
Anna Azevedo
Director
Anna Azevedo
Writer
Anna Azevedo
Producer
Nina Galanternick
Editor
Cláudio Uchôa
Writer
Izabella Faya
Producer
Léo Bittencourt
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for I Went to Check On You Sleep.
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What is I Went to Check On You Sleep about?
Thirty-five years in the life of a couple, told through 2,000 notes and family photographs. Love, jealousy, pain, resilience, and death, reflected upon by Aldir Blanc, the creator of some of the most beautiful lyrics in Brazilian popular music — including “O Bêbado e a Equilibrista” (“The Drunkard and the Tightrope Walker”), written for his wife, Mari Lúcia. Six years after Aldir’s death, the notes continue to emerge, hidden inside objects throughout the couple’s apartment in Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca neighborhood. Mari revisits forgotten moments and opens the moving treasure trove of notes in the year Aldir — who died of COVID-19 in 2020 — would have turned 80.
Who directed I Went to Check On You Sleep?
I Went to Check On You Sleep was directed by Anna Azevedo.
Who stars in I Went to Check On You Sleep?
The principal cast of I Went to Check On You Sleep includes Aldir Blanc, Mari Sá Freire.
When was I Went to Check On You Sleep released and how long is it?
I Went to Check On You Sleep was released in 2026 with a total runtime of 1h 13m.