Bernard Queysanne
Born on June 9, 1944, Bernard Queysanne began his career in television and became Robert Enrico's second assistant. He focused on the depth of feelings and the hold they can have on an individual. Among his body of work are The Man Who Sleeps (1974), co-directed with the writer Georges Perec who is the author of the eponymous novel, for which he received the Jean Vigo prize. Queysanne also directed The Devil in the Heart (1976), the story of a teenage love, as well as a light comedy, and The Pocket Lover (1978), in which a high school student experiences a brief passion with a rich call girl.
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The Man Who Sleeps
A collaboration between the late writer and filmmaker Bernard Queysanne based on the original text by Georges Perec, duly calibrated by both authors. A common reflection and a very concerted purpose, here, generate an innovative, singular work, out of time. Here is the libretto - for the film is constructed like a musical score, in several movements: a student questions his activities and proje...
The Man Who Sleeps
A collaboration between the late writer and filmmaker Bernard Queysanne based on the original text by Georges Perec, duly calibrated by both authors. A common reflection and a very concerted purpose, here, generate an innovative, singular work, out of time. Here is the libretto - for the film is constructed like a musical score, in several movements: a student questions his activities and proje...
