The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
After a frank confession by his wife, a doctor is called to see a dying patient. The cause of the night brings him to meet an old friend, a pianist, who tells him of a mysterious ball where he is due to perform. Based on the book "Traumnovelle" ("Rhapsody: A Dream Novel") by Arthur Schnitzler, which was the inspiration for the film Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Wolfgang GlückDirector
Cast
- Karlheinz BöhmFridolin
- Erika PluharAlbertine
- Kurt SowinetzNachtigall
- Gertrud KückelmannMarianne
- Helga PapouschekMizzi
- Jutta SchwarzRose
- Iris SchattschneiderPierrette
- Emil StöhrGibiser
- Wolfgang LesowskyDr. Roedinger
- Wolfgang WeiserDr. Adler
- Erika KambachBaronin
- Carlo BöhmHausmeister
Stills
Themes
life and deathsexual obsessionfree loveeroticismmasked ball