The Man Who Sleeps

The Man Who Sleeps

1974
1h 17m
7.8

7.8/10

133 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"Just to wait until there is nothing left to wait for."

Overview

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.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Dovidis SATPEC
Production Countries
France Tunisia
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

depression nihilism surrealism existentialism anomie

Quick Facts

Original Title Un homme qui dort
Release Date April 24, 1974
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0192718

Cast

Jacques Spiesser
Jacques Spiesser

Man

Ludmila Mikaël
Ludmila Mikaël

Narrator

Key Crew

Bernard Queysanne
Director
Georges Perec
Screenplay
Pierre Neurrisse
Producer