---
title: 'I Can''t Sleep (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claire Denis'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-cant-sleep-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110171/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Can't Sleep (1994)

1994 · 110 min · Drama · France, Switzerland

Original title: J'ai pas sommeil

## Synopsis

I Can't Sleep 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claire Denis](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-denis)
- **Screenplay:** [Claire Denis](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-denis), [Jean-Pol Fargeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pol-fargeau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean-Louis Murat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-murat), [John Pattison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-pattison)
- **Producer:** [Bruno Pésery](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-pesery)
- **Director of Photography:** [Agnès Godard](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-godard)
- **Editor:** [Nelly Quettier](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelly-quettier)

## Cast

- [Catherine Frot](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-frot)
- [Laurent Grévill](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-grevill)
- [Philippe Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-besson)
- [Antoine Chappey](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-chappey)
- [Alex Descas](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-descas)
- [Jacques Nolot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-nolot)
- [Dani](https://cinepixo.com/people/dani)
- [Manuela Gourary](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuela-gourary)
- [Patrick Grandperret](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-grandperret)
- [Solveig Dommartin](https://cinepixo.com/people/solveig-dommartin)
- [Line Renaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/line-renaud)
- [Béatrice Dalle](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrice-dalle)
- [Jean-Quentin Châtelain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-quentin-chatelain)
- [Yekaterina Golubeva](https://cinepixo.com/people/yekaterina-golubeva)
- [Gabriel Julien-Laferrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-julien-laferriere)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-cant-sleep-1994
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