Victor Boniface's life is not exactly a rest cure. Just imagine: Victor is both a store detective and a ... shoplifter (only when he walks in his sleep, mind you)! And falling in love while sleepwalking is no bed of roses either, as the good-natured man simply forgets everything after waking up. Fortunately love wins the game in the end. Does that mean that life will become as easy as pie ? Certainly not: the little Bonifaces will be sleepwalkers just like their daddy!
1934年,因为一个偶然的契机,经法国导演雷内·克莱尔的推荐,他拍摄了短片《公共事务》。该短片直到上世纪80年代才被人们发现。
片中所表现人物对话、肢体语言的喜剧风格与此后的布列松电影的冷静,演员的木偶式动作相去甚远。可见到卓别林的影子
如今,影坛重要的导演和演员都认可亨利-乔治·克鲁佐的影响力。这位悬疑大师以其独特的世界观,将精彩的剧情以及对人物的细致研究巧妙结合。除了专横导演的神话之外,本片还展现了一个反对体系的远见者、煽动者及艺术家的反差形象。