The Man Who Sleeps

The Man Who Sleeps

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

1974 · 78 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama

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.

Directed by Bernard Queysanne · Written by Georges Perec

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