# The Man Who Sleeps (1974)

> A Parisian student withdraws from ordinary life until the city becomes a stark landscape of existential emptiness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/70090

## Facts

- Runtime: 78 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Bernard Queysanne
- Cast: Jacques Spiesser, Ludmila Mikaël
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192718/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, austere, surreal, quiet introspective viewing, late night arthouse viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of isolation and existential despair in a surreal Parisian landscape.

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