A young man discovers he can create dreams and sells them to others. The film as a whole is an exploration of the subconscious mind and the interplay between dreams and reality. This frame story serves as a link between several dream sequences created by leading visual artists. An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The avant-garde / surrealism / dadaism artists who contributed to the film include Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Alexander Calder, Fernand Léger, and Richter himself.
Director: Hans Richter
Writers: Hans Richter, David Vern, Hans Rehfisch
Stars: Jack Bittner, Libby Holman, Josh White,
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Fun Facts: An experimental film shot for $25,000 in a Manhattan loft. It took three years to complet, and opened in New York in March, 1947 and went on to win the Venice Film Festival Award for the best original contribution to the progress of cinematography.
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