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The Insomniac on the Bridge(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-10-02
60%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 13m
Overview:
This quickly-filmed avant-garde farce by prolific director Raul Ruiz features an insomniac (Michel Lonsdale) whose main preoccupation is surreptitiously watching private matters -- he is a voyeur. He and an equally disreputable acquaintance rape a woman alongside the Seine, a crime made all the worse because she is pregnant. The rest of this slow-paced film deals with the consequences of that action.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Movie: The Insomniac on the Bridge
Top 7 Billed Cast
Michael Lonsdale
Antonie
Olimpia Carlisi
Jean Badin
Jean-Bernard Guillard
Melvil Poupaud
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This quickly-filmed avant-garde farce by prolific director Raul Ruiz features an insomniac (Michel Lonsdale) whose main preoccupation is surreptitiously watching private matters -- he is a voyeur. He and an equally disreputable acquaintance rape a woman alongside the Seine, a crime made all the worse because she is pregnant. The rest of this slow-paced film deals with the consequences of that action.
Release Date
1985-10-02
Average
6
Rating:
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Languages:
Français
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