Film
The Man Who Sleeps
1974· 1h 18m· Drama
“Just to wait until there is nothing left to wait for.”
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.
1974-04-24
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorBernard Queysanne
ScreenplayGeorges Perec
ProducerPierre Neurrisse
Director of PhotographyBernard Zitzermann
EditorAgnès Molinard
Full cast & crew (2 cast · 13 crew)
Details
Released1974-04-24
Runtime1h 18m
StatusReleased
StudiosDovidis · SATPEC
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance · Tunisia
Rating7.8/10 · 138 votes
Original languagefr
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