This is a great example of Nouvelle Vague.
The whole film is done in voiceover narration (in second person - very unusual!)
The character is the pure essence of his generation, lost after the Algerian War, the Vietnam War, the events of May '68
His world is growing emptiness.
His most persistent action is the rejection of action per se and the world around.
This is pure existentialism.
This is what lies underneath our everyday communication, our boring jobs, cheap relationships, our rat races.
This is life as it is.
What I particularly love is the surreal cinematography, imagery and poetic narration.
And the film has at least three paintings by René Magritte
Perfect!
Review of The Man Who Sleeps
