The Man Who Sleeps
– In this French tour-de-force a young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than..
In this French tour-de-force a young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around him. His inner musings as he wanders the luminous streets of Paris are narrated in the form of an unwritten diary by Ludmila Mikael.
Release Date:
24 Apr 1974
Language:
French
Director:
Bernard Queysanne
Writer:
Georges Perec (novel), Georges Perec (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Jacques Spiesser, Ludmila Mikaël
Plot:
A 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness.
Awards:
1 win.
Ratings: