Dream City (film)
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| Directed by | Johannes Schaaf |
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| Based on | The Other Side by Alfred Kubin |
| Produced by | Heinz Angermeyer |
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| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Russell Parker |
| Music by | Eberhard Schoener |
Production company | Independent Film Heinz Angermeyer |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | 2 million DM |
Dream City (German: Traumstadt) is a 1973 West German drama film directed by Johannes Schaaf and starring Per Oscarsson and Rosemarie Fendel.
Plot
[edit]An artist couple from Munich move to a supposed utopian state that has been set up in Asia.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Per Oscarsson as Florian Sand
- Rosemarie Fendel as Anna Sand
- Olimpia as The Girl
- Eva Maria Meineke as Mrs. Lampenbogen
- Helen Vita as Princess
- Heinrich Schweiger as Mr. Gautsch
- Ron Williams as Hercules Bell
- Alexander May as Dr. Lampenbogen
- Louis Waldon as Louis
- Josef Hlinomaz as Magistrate
- Herbert Bötticher as Sir Edward
- Emil Iserle as Prof. Korntheur
- Suacina Krytenés as Ludwig the Dwarf
Production
[edit]The film is loosely based on the 1909 novel The Other Side by Alfred Kubin, transposed from the Mitteleuropa of its day to 1970s West Germany. The production budget was two million Deutsche Mark.[2] Filming took six months and took place in Czechoslovakia, especially Krumlov,[1] and Israel.[3]
Reception
[edit]Vincent Canby of The New York Times called the film "an interior decorator's dream, full of bizarre sets, costumes and make-up", and described it as a "nightmare that can't make up its mind whether its interests are psychological or political".[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Canby, Vincent (6 December 1976). "Film: Kafkaesque:Schaaf's 'Dream City' Has Fuzzy Quality in Its Plot". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ Karasek, Hellmuth (18 November 1973). "Sackgasse des Tiefsinns". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ "Traumstadt". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dream City at IMDb
