The Insomniac on the Bridge

The Insomniac on the Bridge 1985 Directed by Raúl Ruiz L'Éveillé du pont de l'Alma

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.

Country France

Production Country France

Language French

Spoken Language French

Release Date 2 October 1985

73 mins