The Insomniac on the Bridge
6.8
This quickly-filmed avant-garde farce by prolific director Raul Ruiz features an insomniac (Michel Lonsdale) whose main preoccupation is surreptitiously watching private matters -- he is a voyeur. He and an equally disreputable acquaintance rape a woman alongside the Seine, a crime made all the worse because she is pregnant. The rest of this slow-paced film deals with the consequences of that action.
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Cast
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Michael Lonsdale
Antonie
Known for
Moonraker
The Name of the Rose
Olimpia Carlisi
Known for
You Upset Me
Fellini's Casanova
Raoul Ruiz
Paulo Branco
Antoine Bonfanti
Jean Badin
Known for
Deep Water
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Raúl Ruiz
Jean-Bernard Guillard
Also in
Three Crowns of the Sailor
The Blind Owl
Melvil Poupaud
Known for
Laurence Anyways
By the Grace of God
Jorge Arriagada
Franck Oger
Also in
Voyage of a Hand
Bérénice
François Ede
Raúl Ruiz Director · François Ede Cinematographer Rudolfo Wedeles Editor
First release October 2, 1985 · Produced in France · Original title L'Éveillé du pont de l'Alma
Production
Les Films du Passage
Production
France
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Original title
L'Éveillé du pont de l'Alma
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 2, 1985
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