I Can't Sleep (1994)
"J'ai pas sommeil" (original title)

Beautiful Daiga has emigrated from Lithuania to Paris and is looking for a place to stay and work. Theo is a struggling musician, and his brother Camille - a transvestite dancer. One of ... See full summary »

Director:

Claire Denis

Writers:

Jean-Pol Fargeau (screenplay), Claire Denis (screenplay)

Stars:

Yekaterina Golubeva, Richard Courcet, Vincent Dupont

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yekaterina Golubeva	...	Daiga (as Katerina Golubeva)
Richard Courcet	...	Camille
Vincent Dupont	...	Raphaël
Laurent Grévill	...	le docteur
Alex Descas	...	Théo
Irina Grjebina	...	Mina
Tolsty	...	Vassili
Line Renaud	...	Ninon
Béatrice Dalle	...	Mona
Ira Mandella-Paul	...	Little Harry
Sophie Simon	...	Alice, Mona's Sister
Danielle van Bercheycke	...	Fleur
Patrick Grandperret	...	Abel
Fabienne Mai	...	3rd Victim
Alice Hurtaux	...	2nd Victim

Storyline

Beautiful Daiga has emigrated from Lithuania to Paris and is looking for a place to stay and work. Theo is a struggling musician, and his brother Camille - a transvestite dancer. One of these three people might be connected to the serial "Granny Killer" who has been terrorizing Paris for a while.

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Plot Keywords:

dancer | musician | male frontal nudity | car accident | drugs | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France Germany Switzerland

Language:

French Russian English

Release Date:

18 May 1994 (France)

Also Known As:

I'm Not Sleepy

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Gross:

$111,015 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arena Films, Orsans, Les Films de Mindif

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Camille, the old women's killer, was inspired by Thierry Paulin.

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Connections

References Le costaud des Épinettes (1923)

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Soundtracks

"Racines"
Written and Performed by Kali

User Reviews

In-depth character focus

I enjoyed this film that had beautiful images of the male body, and a colorful mix of characters. Although the director, Claire Denis is a straight, white, woman, the film is full of homosexuality images. These images are done artfully however, do not limit the films appeal to a wide range of people. Although a serial killer is loose in Paris, this film is not a classic thriller, in the sense that the viewer does not feel on-edge, and actually might feel comfortable with the killer as did I. I would recommend this film as a good peek at what it is like to be an outsider in Paris.