The Alarm Clock
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t's 6:20 a.m. The camera pans a slew of alarm clocks that start to ring simultaneously, all set to awaken a solitary middle-aged man. The alarms are elaborate: in addition to traditional clocks, horns blow, bright lights flash, and a pot even blows smoke at the sleeper. After several minutes, the bed itself finally bounces him to his feet and he begins to make his way through his house, slowly, keeping only a step ahead of things falling, or cutting through the air head high. He grabs his coat, shambles out the door - and it becomes apparent why it is he must wake up. These surprising duties completed, it's time for an espresso. It arrives like clockwork, right on schedule.
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Marc-Henri Wajnberg Director · Michel Baudour Cinematographer Hélène Ducret Editor
United States release November 16, 2024 · Production Canal + Belgique, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB · Original title Le réveil
Production
Alya Productions
Production
Canal + Belgique
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Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
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Panic Productions
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Wajnbrosse Productions
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NBC
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ABC2
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Languages
Original title
Le réveil
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 5, 1996
Theatrical
United States · November 16, 2024
Theatrical
Spain
August 11, 2026 · Theatrical
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