The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

04/24/1974 (FR) • 1h 17m

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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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

depression

nihilism

surrealism

existentialism

anomie

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