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.

Cast

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

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What is "The Insomniac on the Bridge" about?

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.

When was "The Insomniac on the Bridge" released?

The Insomniac on the Bridge was released in 1985.

Who stars in "The Insomniac on the Bridge"?

The cast includes Michael Lonsdale, Olimpia Carlisi, Jean Badin, Jean-Bernard Guillard.

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