The Man Who Sleeps

The Man Who Sleeps

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

Directed by Bernard Queysanne

Produced by Dovidis, SATPEC

197478 min7.8 / 10

A deeply introspective, nearly motionless meditation on withdrawal from life itself, where philosophical clarity emerges from total disengagement and despair.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Man Who Sleeps sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does The Man Who Sleeps end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sleeps violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sleeps easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sleeps scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

96/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity97

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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