Un Homme Qui Dort = a Man Who Sleeps

A student refuses to carry on with his studies and decides to live ‘in neutral time’ or at the limit of schizophrenia. Reference: Film Index International.

Credits: Director, Bernard Queysanne ; writers, Bernard Queysanne, Georges Perec ; photography, Bernard Zitzermann ; music, Philippe Drogoz, Eugenie Kuffler.
Cast: Jacques Spiesser, Ludmila Mikael.

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Credits

director

Bernard Queysanne

Duration

01:33:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

X000207

Languages

English

French

Subject category

Foreign language films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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France, 1973

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