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Night and Dreams

1983·Movie
11min

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Stunning style, calm.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension4
  • Adrenaline1
  • Scare1

Heart

Profoundly sad and moving

  • Melancholy9
  • Pathos7
  • Catharsis6

Humor

Some absurdist humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Absurdist Humor7
  • Wit & Wordplay2
  • Dark Humor2

World

The mind

  • Ambiguity9
  • Novelty8
  • World Immersion7

Craft

Standout direction and characters

  • Direction9
  • Character Depth8
  • Acting7

Style

Standout score, visual style, and cinematography

A distinctive visual signature.

  • Music Composition9
  • Visual Stylization9
  • Music Centrality9

Who it's for

AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchThought-Provoking

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About

Nacht und Träume (Night and Dreams) is the last television play written and directed by Samuel Beckett and broadcast on 19th May 1983. It is a wordless play, the only sound that of a male voice humming, then singing, from the last seven bars of Schubert’s lied Nacht und Träume, words by Matthäus Casimir von Collin: "Holde Träume, kehret wieder!" ("Sweet dreams, come back"). Schubert was a composer much loved by Beckett – "the composer who spoke most to him…whom he considered a friend in suffering" (Wiki) Beckett lists five elements that make up the play: evening light, the dreamer (A), his dreamt self (B), a pair of dreamt hands and the last seven bars of Schubert’s lied.
Experimental TelevisionSamuel BeckettWordless DramaPsychological ExplorationDreamlike AtmosphereMelancholic MoodPhilosophical UndertonesArt FilmHomage to Schubert

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How long is Night and Dreams?

0 h 11 min

Night and Dreams runs 0 h 11 min.

What language is Night and Dreams in?

Englishxx

It was made in English, with some xx. Produced in Germany.