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I Can't Sleep is a french film of genre Drama directed by Claire Denis with Katerina Golubeva

I Can't Sleep (1994)

I Can't Sleep
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Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime,    Romance
Rating68% 3.4431053.4431053.4431053.4431053.443105

I Can't Sleep (French: J'ai pas sommeil) is a 1994 French drama film written and directed by Claire Denis. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. The film was loosely inspired by the murders committed by Thierry Paulin.

Synopsis

Daiga (Yekaterina Golubeva), a woman from Lithuania immigrates to Paris with little money hoping to secure herself a job as a dancer. When her plans fall through she begins work as a maid in the hotel of a friend of her great-aunt's.

Actors

Katerina Golubeva

(Daïga Bartas)Richard Courcet

(Camille)Alex Descas

(Théo)Manuela Gourary

(Mona's Mother)Laurent Grévill

(Doctor)
And :
Line Renaud
Béatrice Dalle
Patrick Grandperret
Arnaud Carbonnier
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