The Sleeping Man
Saraste Paula
The sleeping man reflects the short story Unglücklichsein (1913) by Franz Kafka. The work is an experimental short film about melancholy that can be striven after but not controlled. The protagonist of the surrealistic story finds a shipwrecked man that delivers him a pearl. But in the end, even this has no meaning anymore and he can only go sleeping.
Production Year
2014
Duration
00:11:03
Asiasana
Original Title
The Sleeping Man
English Title
The Sleeping Man
Production Countries
Finland,Germany
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Paula Saraste (Author), Daniel Redel (Cinematographer), Kai Müller (Composer), Paula Saraste (Director), Paula Saraste (Editor), Daniel Redel (Editor), Julius Schindler (Other ), Heli Kaskinen (Other ), David Winnerstam (Other ), Georg Simbeni (Other ), Uli Decker (Other ), Aline Reinsbach (Other ), Tereza Petrogiannaki (Other ), Thorsten Bronda (Other ), Verena Schroff (Other ), Michael Clemens (Other ), Nicolas Planq (Other ), Dren Zherka (Other ), Alex Töchterle (Other ), Nathalie Tafelmacher-Magnat (Other ), Ursula Henke (Other ), Paula Saraste (Producer), Daniel Redel (Script), Paula Saraste (Script), Bubbel Simson (Actor), Rodrigo Garcia Alves (Actor), Christian Harting (Actor), Drifa Hansen (Actor), Kuvataideakatemia (Funder), Ballhaus Rixdorf Studios (Funder), Kai Müller (Sound Design)
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Paula Saraste works with film, photography and performance. Thematically, her work often relates to the collapse of rationality, fear, control, and identity. She explores the human experience and being through moving image. The different levels of dream and unknown are often weaved into the narration of her works. Saraste has graduated from the University of Helsinki and the Academy of Arts in Finland and participated in solo and group exhibitions in Finland and abroad.