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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1088

Baron Munchausen's Dream

191110 minFrance

Synopsis

After an extravagant dinner, Baron Munchausen falls asleep beneath a large mirror. Dancers turn into monsters, his bed wanders through strange settings, and apparent awakenings lead into fresh attacks. The boundary between his room and his nightmares becomes increasingly unreliable.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 10:26
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Georges Méliès · Public domain

DirectorsGeorges Méliès

Inspirations

Méliès borrows the name of Rudolf Erich Raspe's famous adventurer but gives him a largely independent series of dreams. The film was among the productions Méliès made for distribution by Pathé.

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