Dreams | Eyes Wide Shut Part 3

About this episode

The episode explores the theme of dreams in 'Eyes Wide Shut' and discusses its source material, 'Dream Story' by Arthur Schnitzler.

Send us Fan Mail What was real and what was a dream in “Eyes Wide Shut”? In this episode, we talk about the use of dreams in films and how it makes the audience feel. We also chat about the source material 1926 German novella ‘Dream Story’ by Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler - and what a character he seemed to be! Let us know what you think and chat with us on X: https://twitter.com/WTF_WithUs Theme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creat...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cheryl Mok, Lara Bulger

Topics covered

• dreams in film
• audience perception
• film analysis
• literary adaptation
• character study

Keywords

• Eyes Wide Shut
• dreams
• film analysis
• Arthur Schnitzler
• Dream Story
• audience experience
• film reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Eyes Wide Shut, Dream Story

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