The Sleep of Reason (2024)
As its title suggests, The Sleep of Reason is a film about human madness. The reference to Goya is assumed, but only halfway or in half-tone: we don't see the monsters. The emphasis is on what precedes it: sleep, not the absolute nightmare it produces. The film is very simply a series of tableaux and little tales in the style of Kafka: ordinary stories in the ordinary world of colonization and madness. Beyond a short introduction, I've tried to say nothing. The three-line texts that come before each painting are like chapter headings in the novels of yesteryear: where we shall see - where we shall see that... We only see it in the body of each chapter, i.e. in the pictures.
Director: Dominique Dubosc
Runtime: 78 min
Release Date: January 1, 2024
Original Language: fr
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Sleep of Reason about?
- As its title suggests, The Sleep of Reason is a film about human madness. The reference to Goya is assumed, but only halfway or in half-tone: we don't see the monsters. The emphasis is on what precedes it: sleep, not the absolute nightmare it produces. The film is very simply a series of tableaux and little tales in the style of Kafka: ordinary stories in the ordinary world of colonization and madness. Beyond a short introduction, I've tried to say nothing. The three-line texts that come before each painting are like chapter headings in the novels of yesteryear: where we shall see - where we shall see that... We only see it in the body of each chapter, i.e. in the pictures.
- Who directed The Sleep of Reason?
- The Sleep of Reason was directed by Dominique Dubosc.
- How long is The Sleep of Reason?
- The Sleep of Reason has a runtime of 1h 18m (78 minutes).