I Can't Sleep

★★★★★

Original title: J'ai pas sommeil

“Evil exists where least expected.”

1994 · 1 h 50 min

Directed by Claire Denis · France · Women Directors

DramaMysteryRomanceThriller

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Cast

Yekaterina Golubeva Richard Courcet Vincent Dupont Laurent Grévill Alex Descas Irina Grjebina

Credits

Written by: Jean-Pol Fargeau

Plot

Ninon is a spirited hotel manager who teaches French to Parisian immigrants, and a serial killer stalks the city's elderly.

Sinekatalog’s take

Claire Denis's drama, J'ai pas sommeil, with Yekaterina Golubeva and Richard Courcet, is based on a real case and is cool, observational and unsettling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (1,506 votes)
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