Cinema has flirted with the fantastic since its origins, but the most potent and penetrating explorations of the unfathomable world of the unconscious can be found in artists' work. Essentials: Dreams collects together the mythic, the nightmarish and the psychedelic to present pioneering artists' wondrous visions, revealing cinema in all its magical intensity.
Films included:
Un Chien Andalou; Meshes of the Afternoon; Asparagus; Les Jeux Des Anges; Dimensions of Dialogue & Our Lady of the Sphere
Dirs. Luis Bunuel & Salvador Dali/Lawrence Jordon/Jan Svankmajer/Susan Pitt/Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid/Walerian Borowczky - Various - US/France/Czechoslovakia - 85 mins - Cert 15 Independent Cinema Office