Traumnovelle
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Traumnovelle

7.3 / 10 1969 1h 15mNR German
DramaMysteryTV Movie

Storyline

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).

Cast & Crew

Karlheinz Böhm

Karlheinz Böhm

Fridolin

Lead
Erika Pluhar

Erika Pluhar

Albertine

KS

Kurt Sowinetz

Nachtigall

Gertrud Kückelmann

Gertrud Kückelmann

Marianne

Helga Papouschek

Helga Papouschek

Mizzi

JS

Jutta Schwarz

Rose

IS

Iris Schattschneider

Pierrette

Emil Stöhr

Emil Stöhr

Gibiser

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wolfgang Glück's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Traumnovelle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker