The Insomniac on the Bridge

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 2, 1985

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Cast

Michael Lonsdale,Olimpia Carlisi,Jean Badin,Jean-Bernard Guillard,Melvil Poupaud,Franck Oger,Kim Massee

Director

Raúl Ruiz

Writer

Raúl Ruiz

Producer

Paulo Branco

Cinematography

François Ede

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0090386