The Man Who Sleeps (1974)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 6.844 |
Directed By
Bernard Queysanne
Crew
Bernard Queysanne
Georges Perec
Georges Perec
Bernard Zitzermann
Philippe Drogoz
Eugénie Kuffler
Pierre Neurrisse
Andrée Davanture
Agnès Molinard
TOP CAST
Jacques Spiesser
Man
Ludmila Mikaël
Narrator
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