“I like, when I give a definition of boredom, to resort to this quote from Leo Tolstoy, from (his novel) ‘Anna Karenina,’ where he talks about ennui, or boredom, as ‘the desire for ...

“I like, when I give a definition of boredom, to resort to this quote from Leo Tolstoy, from (his novel) ‘Anna Karenina,’ where he talks about ennui, or boredom, as ‘the desire for desires,’” he said.

Ennui is a French word that translates to a kind of existential boredom or dissatisfaction with life. In the film, the ...

The German word for boredom, ‘langeweile’, literally refers to a long while, and the French word for boredom, ‘ennui’, ...