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I Can't Sleep

Country: France, Language: French, 110 mins

Original Title

J'ai Pas Sommei
  • Director: Claire Denis
  • Writer: Claire Denis
  • Producer: Bruno Pésery; Fabienne Vonier

CGiii Comment

This precedes Beau Travail by 5 years...that ridiculous film of a male institution from a woman's perspective.

Again, Denis does what she's ill-equipped to do - the portrayal of worlds she knows nothing about...for example, the nightclub drag act is ridiculous.

This is piecemeal storytelling - and, frankly, after 20 minutes rigor mortis sets in...boring.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Beautiful Daiga has emigrated from Lithuania to Paris and is looking for a place to stay and work. Theo is a struggling musician, and his brother Camille - a transvestite dancer. One of these three people might be connected to the serial "Granny Killer" who has been terrorizing Paris for a while.

Cast & Characters

Yekaterina Golubeva as Daiga;
Richard Courcet as Camille;
Vincent Dupont as Raphael;
Laurent Grevill as le docteur;
Alex Descas as Theo;
Irina Grjebina as Mina;
Tolsty as Ossip;
Line Renaud as Ninon;
Beatrice Dalle as Mona;
Sophie Simon as Alice;
Patrick Grandperret as Abel;
Serge Abattucci as Detective;
Philippe Besson as Policeman;
Jean-Paul Bonnaire as Detective;
Simone Bonte as Ninon's Mother