The Sleeper

This film (drama)Also known asUn homme qui dort，is aFrance, TunisiaProducerwomen sex，At1974Released in year 。The dialogue language isFrench，Current Douban rating8.2(For reference only)。

There are very few films adapted from Perec's works, and in 1974, French young director Bernard Queysanne's debut adaptation of Perec's novel "The Sleeper" can be considered one of the most famous. The film won that year's French Jean Vigo Award. This essayistic black-and-white film tells the story of an ordinary young student who intends to isolate himself from the noisy city in order to experience a highly simplified life. As time passes, his life becomes increasingly monotonous and his actions more mechanical, yet his inner self becomes increasingly capable of observing the world with clarity. His daily reflections and meditations make him feel as if he is walking through the streets of Paris, interacting with various crowds while contemplating his previous way of life... The style of the entire film resembles the works of Duras from the 1970s, with no dialogue, only the actions of the characters, imagined scenes, and extended long takes, alongside a significant amount of voice-over, with a female voice reading the male protagonist's daily diary in French. It is undoubtedly a personalized experimental film, with many other aspects, such as cinematography and editing, that are worth careful examination.