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L'homme qui dort
Description
A young woman is married to a man who is constantly sleeping. Having him near
gives her a feeling of security and reassurance. She is a prisoner to her
solitude and refuses to admit that the sleeping body is nothing more than a
memory, the reminder of someone she once loved, a sleeping ghost. When she
unexpectedly meets an alluring street entertainer, she realizes to what extent
her state of denial has become pervasive and oppressive.
To illustrate the woman’s inner confusion, director Inès Sedan perfected
an elaborate artistic approach that plays on predominantly sepia tones and
pulsating textures suggestive of dry pastels. The use of short focal length
shots creates a kind of intimate expressionism that aptly conveys the lack of
awareness resulting from the character’s obsession. The Man
Who Slept is a work about resilience and shows that we can find
the key to accepting loss by opening ourselves up to others.
2009, 11 min 45 s
Awards
Golden Sheaf Award: Emerging Filmmaker
Yorkton Film Festival
May 27 to 30 2010, Yorkton - Canada
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