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The Man Who Sleeps
The Man Who Sleeps ( is a 1974 French drama film directed by Bernard Queysanne and Georges Perec
, based on Perec's 1967 novel A Man Asleep
. Is uses a second-person narrative
. The story deals with a young student (Jacques Speisser) and his alienation
as he wanders the streets of Paris
. His inner musings are narrated in the form of an unwritten diary by Ludmila Mikael. The hero remains silent throughout the film. The film won the Prix Jean Vigo
in 1974.
The Man Who Sleeps ( is a 1974 French drama film directed by Bernard Queysanne and Georges Perec
Georges Perec
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist. He is a member of the Oulipo group...
, based on Perec's 1967 novel A Man Asleep
A Man Asleep
A Man Asleep is a 1967 novel by the French writer Georges Perec. It uses a second-person narrative, and follows a 25-year-old student, who one day decides to be indifferent about the world. A Man Asleep was adapted into a 1974 film, The Man Who Sleeps.-Publication:The novel was published in France...
. Is uses a second-person narrative
Second-person narrative
The second-person narrative is a narrative mode in which the protagonist or another main character is referred to by employment of second-person personal pronouns and other kinds of addressing forms, for example the English second-person pronoun "you"....
. The story deals with a young student (Jacques Speisser) and his alienation
Social alienation
The term social alienation has many discipline-specific uses; Roberts notes how even within the social sciences, it “is used to refer both to a personal psychological state and to a type of social relationship”...
as he wanders the streets of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. His inner musings are narrated in the form of an unwritten diary by Ludmila Mikael. The hero remains silent throughout the film. The film won the Prix Jean Vigo
Prix Jean Vigo
The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude...
in 1974.