It is just amazing the way this film portraits the phenomenological experience of nihilism, the total lost of meaning, to experience the world by your own, it becomes something repulsive, by your own you do not became in the superior man, you just became something more than a mere rat, almost a nothing itself. It is remarkable how the film express all these feelings, the desires and all that involves the state of the main character. The last 20 minutes made me feel goosebumps all over my body, it was incredible.

... quand le cinema n'est pas un produit mais un art ...

Fascinating film! The soundtrack is excellent, perfect for the narration and scenes. I was constantly reminded of Emile Cioran.

Amazing how they could describe this thing in so many words, how precise this description is. This showed to me what my life has a constant tendency to become. I have put a fault of that on so many things but this is what it is.

If you have to be single and no friends, better to be in Paris. At least there are beautiful buildings and streets to wander around.

Une des plus belles rencontres entre le cinéma et la littérature. Le texte est d'une puissance inépuisable et les images sont sublimes. Que l'on puisse trouver ça sur l'internet, avec une telle qualité, est une bénédiction! C'est certainement un des films français (et un des textes en langue française) les plus magnifiques qu'il m'ait été donné de voir. Une infinie gratitude à la personne qui a eu la bonté de poster ce chef d'oeuvre...

Wow, how did George Perec know my life back in 74? He is my prophet now.

Glad I found this little obscurity. An intense piece of arthouse cinema. The narrative reminds me very much of Dostoyevsky's 'Notes From Underground', an earlier story about alienation/mental illness set in St Petersburg. In fact this could be an homage to it, a Parisian version. Also I think the woman's narration is excellent.

One of the true lost masterpieces of '70s french cinema on a par with anything by Alain Resnais,Godard,Rivette or even Debord.Why this film has not garnered a far greater place of significance in the film history of that era by critics who should know better is simply beyond me...

this movie described my sadness perfectly

One of the best movies i ever saw in my life .

The real star in this extraordinary film is the magnificent, poetic prose delivered by the narrator. I would have preferred a more seasoned voice, such Simone Signoret, but it's still a superb work.

A masterpiece ! Beautiful landscapes and superb photography ! Only french cinema can give such a classic.

I had some time today and when I switched on KZfaq the second time I got this film as the first suggestion. I previewed a few minutes, liked it and saw I could switch on subtitles in English. This is a 1974 French film titled "Un Homme Qui Dort" which translates means The Man who Sleeps. This young man's daily life and routine is followed an filmed in Paris and a narrator tells a story. The man never speaks or has a conversation but goes about his life and days. It is done kind of experimental film but with very beautiful scenes, a visual delight for someone who can understand these things and appreciate them. The Cinematography is really very beautiful to watch and so very pleasing and artistic. The narrator is describing some psychological and philosophical ideas about being, being him, being oneself. It is done kind of existentislism thought but filmed so beautifully. I highly recommend this film even though it 8s slow and artistic. It makes one also think of their own life and the scenes and times and moments in it. The Cinematography of Paris and the routine scenes is absolutely beautiful.

Truly, it's a masterpiece. So underrated though.

didn't knew I had a movie biography

This is the hymn of my soul.

Yep, a pretty accurate depiction of the kind of depression that can overtake you when you realize that, as a young university student doing a course you're not really interested in, that you're not as special, intelligent or talented as you thought you were.

This is me for the last couple of years.

Beautiful photography

For my 25 years, that was ,as a viewer said, : my movie biography !

Thank you so very much for this film.

Thank you for this most compelling movie.

Bellissimo film e regia. Il ragazzo e questa Parigi inusuale sono i protagonisti del film. Molto poetico. Grazie per averlo messo su KZfaq.

Was looking for the 1966 film a man and a woman and found this. Started watching and was sucked in. What a ride. Great soundtrack. As others have commented very relatable and remarkable imagery and descriptive dialogue that sums up isolation depression and realisation that we are so alike and so alone at the same time. At least that's what I got from this.

beautifully shot on the whole. overlong for the point it was making but still pretty engaging throughout. very sad film, i'm hoping the character takes some action in his life to stop this cycle of nothingness

I'm so alone .... It's so true

Wow. The nicest Thursday afternoon I've had for quite a while. Thanks for uploading!

je tombe des nues car je viens de découvrir ce film... merci !

Mariano Lampacrescia you rock dude! Thank you

thank you for uploading this. I never knew about this movie.

It's true... every line in this film is true. But then again, so what, which again, is the point.

Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle, les souvenirs et les regrets aussi mais mon amour silencieux et fidèle sourit toujours et remercie la vie...

Nous sommes en 2015 et rien n'a changé...

Nothing will freely offer itself to you or roll in ecstasy at your feet by being quiet and solitary.

Genius! Unfortunately underrated. Nothing to envy to the Nouvelle Vague.

Una de mis películas favoritas. Mil gracias.

Thank you, Agustin.

My life during quarantine brought me here (Existential Nihilism).

I wonder why no one has mentioned that this is based on a book by Georges Perec. He wrote a number of unusual works. Try to get hold of "Life, a User's Manual''

existential masterpiece in monochrome

les effectes avec les voixs en layer multiples c'est beaucoup accurites. quand tus c'est sole sentes comme la vie c'est un reves grande replique

a great film, along the lines of camus's "the stranger" ...

He's literally me.

masterpiece

excelente... MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS!

I cannot understand why I am finding this film so difficult. Although English I watch many French films ( with subs ) Just about my favourite is, The Fire Within, Louis Malle. I must be missing something here !

Trés magnifique, merci

che bellooo!!! grazie :-)

this man knows how to descend stairs

Uprated, shared. I was just in the 20th today and recognize a lot of the buildings and streets. I put up some clips and on Dailymotion.

GRACIAS, SALUDOS DESDE ROSARIO, ARGENTINA

This is a diss track to me wtf

Fabuleux!!

gracias loco!

Mon Acteur préféré pour l Homme qui Voulut être Roi, The Offence bien plus complexe qu il n y paraît. Un Grand Acteur Sean

Un excellent film dont je suis ressorti tout requinqué et ragaillardi.

Loved it! Thanks

You have to click something in various countries for them to show.

What is the name of song in last part?

Today is the same but sadder because the interaction would be with digital devices and smartphones.

Is the boy depressed... because this is sad. I want to pick him up🥺🤗

Viele Danke für der Film

excelente! me encanto, gracias!

Me encantó este filme. Tienes alguna interpretación personal? Me podrías mencionar algunos filmes similares? I was fascinated by this film. Do you have any personal interpretations of it? Could you please recommend me some similar films and/or directors? Thanks for uploading such wonderful content.

is that what impressed you, the landscapes...!

impressive really!

Magnifique !

Indifferent/10, masterpiece

can I get the music somewhere?

Do any of us truly know how to live? Of course living according to ego is acting...Between breathing in & breathing out.....

John Lennon said: "Life is what happens meanwhile we are busy with other things". Well...

I have been invisible, it's no bargain I can assure you of that.

This is extremely crazy... - thanks so much for posting. P.S. This guy looks a bit like young Noel Gallagher

The wikipedia article suggests that this films running time is 93 minutes, what is up with that?

🖤

Harry Matthews' 'My Life in CIA' brought me here.

Where are the subtitles?

how do you wake up?

Amazing movie

Me gustó muchísimo. Gracia' don!

you're welcome!

stefano, en el reproductor mismo del video, abajo a la derecha. Para activarla deberías hacer click en el primer ícono y elegir entre subtítulos en castellano o inglés. Al pasar el mouse por encima de los botones podés ver sus funciones. Saludos!

de nada. Esto está para compartir, gracias a vos por comentar!

Impressionante, abissal, para os que podem ver e ouvir

como puedo ver la peli con los subtitulos? how can i watch the movie with subtitles?

welcome!!! it's pretty similar you're right

nice

Gracias a vos!

#masterpiece

Althought I hate the fact that this movie has a narrator, this movie is ridicilously ahead of its time and the music is genuinely haunting. The only movie I'd say is a masterpiece that I don't like.

Te amo 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨❤️💃♥️😍🙋🔥🌟💖😘♥️🍰👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🥰😋🙃🤩🥂🍕👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🍕

Sadly, there are no sub-titles.

he could also just clean up his room. and get a plant to water

welcome!

Blues de una errante pandemia

de nada che! abrazo

¿Director y productor?

jaja es verdad, gracias por avivar

20:24 - who is the man in the portrait/picture? :)