Clarke, Kyra «Surrendering expectations of the girl in Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty». Studies in Australasian Cinema. Tandfonline, vol. 8, 12-06-2017, pàg. 2–15. DOI: 10.1080/17503175.2014.905050.
Lim, Dennis «ArtsBeat: Cannes Q. and A.: Julia Leigh on a Modern-Day 'Sleeping Beauty'» (NYT arts blogpost). The New York Times, 15-06-2011. «"The Australian novelist-turned-director Julia Leigh traces the origins of her first feature, "Sleeping Beauty," to what she calls a bout of 'self-exposure.' The attention she received for her well-received first novel, 'The Hunter' (1999), led to a recurring nightmare about being watched in her sleep."»
Bodey, Michael «Who's who in Tim Winton's Cloudstreet». The Australian, 03-02-2010. «"AND Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty is inching through pre-production, having secured a lead actress to replace Mia Wasikowska, who is preparing to become an international name playing Alice in Tim Burton's imminent release, Alice In Wonderland. The Melbourne star of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Emily Browning, will take the lead in the potentially controversial tale about a uni student who becomes a "sleeper" in a Sleeping Beauty chamber. Jessica Brentball, presently having an award-winning run with the short The Cat Piano, is producing the film."»
Stratton, David «Sleeping Beauty's naked provocation is no fairytale» (film review). The Australian, 25-06-2011. «"When Lucy apparently decides she needs to augment her income, she answers an ad and finds herself in a large, isolated house being interviewed by elegant Clara (Rachael Blake). Clara, it seems, runs an establishment that, though not exactly a brothel in the accepted sense, does bring together attractive young women and older men."»
