J'ai pas sommeil
  • motion picture
  • 1h 50m

J'ai pas sommeil

  • 1993
  • Director Claire Denis

It's early morning in Paris when Daïga, the girl from Vilnius, turns up at the wheel of her old car. She has done the trip in one go. In her pocket, she has a little money, a lot of cigarettes and two phone numbers. She has dumped everything to come to Paris. She's an actress. Back in Vilnius, she had met a French director who was passing through the city and promised to help her. Paris is virtually reduced to the limits of a single administrative district, the 18th, which is also the hunting ground of a killer of old ladies. The city is like a gigantic anthill, busy by day and also by night, with no chance of rest. Above all this, like a headdress, the police investigation continues. There are murders and all the other minor malicious crimes that tear people's hearts to shreds.

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With Katerina Golubeva, Richard Courcet, Vincent Dupont
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Synopsis

It's early morning in Paris when Daïga, the girl from Vilnius, turns up at the wheel of her old car. She has done the trip in one go. In her pocket, she has a little money, a lot of cigarettes and two phone numbers. She has dumped everything to come to Paris. She's an actress. Back in Vilnius, she had met a French director who was passing through the city and promised to help her.

Paris is virtually reduced to the limits of a single administrative district, the 18th, which is also the hunting ground of a killer of old ladies. The city is like a gigantic anthill, busy by day and also by night, with no chance of rest.

Above all this, like a headdress, the police investigation continues. There are murders and all the other minor malicious crimes that tear people's hearts to shreds.

Details

Duration
1h 50m
Format
35mm, Farbe, Dolby Stereo, 1:1.66
Production
Arena Films, Orsans Productions, Pyramide, Les Films de Mindif, France 3 Cinéma, M6 In Koproduktion mit Agora Film, München und Vega Film, Zürich In Zusammenarbeit mit Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie CNC, Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern EDI, Eurimages

Credits

Director
Claire Denis
Script
Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Producer
Bruno Pesery, Fabienne Vonier
Cast
Katerina Golubeva, Richard Courcet, Vincent Dupont
Photography
Agnes Godard
Editing
Nelly Quettier
Sound
Jean-Louis Ughetto
Music
Vincent Arnardi, Thierry Lebon
Art direction
Thierry Flammand, Arnaud de Moleron
Costumes
Claire Fraisse
Versions
F; F/d