Let Me Dream Again
1900·Romance·1m
7.0
★
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into a clear image of the man waking up to his nagging wife.
Directed by George Albert Smith
marriage
drinking
silent film
dream sequence
flirting
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Laura Bayley
Young woman
Crew
George Albert Smith
Director
Popular Reviews
36 reviews
angzsa
6.0★ · 09/11/25
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Estere
4.0★ · 02/01/26
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Ben Lossie
7.3★ · 11/03/25
The evolution of cinema 21/100year 1900: 1/4
We entered a new decade In our evolution of cinema challenge– and Immediately entered a revolutionary, new style of cinema as well: the use of dream sequences. In this matter a super simple yet bittersweet dream sequence that definitely set the tone for absurdism In cinema (which we all love so dearly)
We entered a new decade In our evolution of cinema challenge– and Immediately entered a revolutionary, new style of cinema as well: the use of dream sequences. In this matter a super simple yet bittersweet dream sequence that definitely set the tone for absurdism In cinema (which we all love so dearly)
The evolution of cinema 21/100year 1900: 1/4
We entered a new decade In our evolution of cinema challenge– and Immediately entered a revolutionary, new style of cinema as well: the use of dream sequences. In this matter a super simple yet bittersweet dream sequence that definitely set the tone for absurdism In cinema (which we all love so dearly)
We entered a new decade In our evolution of cinema challenge– and Immediately entered a revolutionary, new style of cinema as well: the use of dream sequences. In this matter a super simple yet bittersweet dream sequence that definitely set the tone for absurdism In cinema (which we all love so dearly)
Redux
6.0★ · 09/23/25
I have the same dreams once a week
I have the same dreams once a week
_BettyDraper_
1.2★ · 07/17/25
10/100Let Me Dream Again is a joke stretched so thin it almost vanishes. A man dreams he’s in bed with a beautiful woman, then wakes up next to his actual wife and recoils in horror. That’s the entire film. Two shots. One idea. No escalation. No payoff. Just a crude setup and a punchline that barely lands.
The first half is a dream sequence with dull staging, the “dream” woman does nothing, and the fantasy isn’t developed beyond “she’s hot.” There’s no sensuality, no surrealism, no tension. It’s just wish fulfillment without effort.
Then the second shot comes in hard: he wakes up next to his wife and recoils, appalled. Cut to black. There’s no rhythm. No irony. No buildup to the reversal. It’s just setup/punchline, with no timing to make it land.
Why is it slightly above dead-tier junk like As Seen Through a Telescope or Grandma’s Reading Glasses? Because at least it uses cinematic tools, a dissolve to represent mental state, a structural contrast between dream and waking. It’s thin, but it functions.
The first half is a dream sequence with dull staging, the “dream” woman does nothing, and the fantasy isn’t developed beyond “she’s hot.” There’s no sensuality, no surrealism, no tension. It’s just wish fulfillment without effort.
Then the second shot comes in hard: he wakes up next to his wife and recoils, appalled. Cut to black. There’s no rhythm. No irony. No buildup to the reversal. It’s just setup/punchline, with no timing to make it land.
Why is it slightly above dead-tier junk like As Seen Through a Telescope or Grandma’s Reading Glasses? Because at least it uses cinematic tools, a dissolve to represent mental state, a structural contrast between dream and waking. It’s thin, but it functions.
10/100Let Me Dream Again is a joke stretched so thin it almost vanishes. A man dreams he’s in bed with a beautiful woman, then wakes up next to his actual wife and recoils in horror. That’s the entire film. Two shots. One idea. No escalation. No payoff. Just a crude setup and a punchline that barely lands.
The first half is a dream sequence with dull staging, the “dream” woman does nothing, and the fantasy isn’t developed beyond “she’s hot.” There’s no sensuality, no surrealism, no tension. It’s just wish fulfillment without effort.
Then the second shot comes in hard: he wakes up next to his wife and recoils, appalled. Cut to black. There’s no rhythm. No irony. No buildup to the reversal. It’s just setup/punchline, with no timing to make it land.
Why is it slightly above dead-tier junk like As Seen Through a Telescope or Grandma’s Reading Glasses? Because at least it uses cinematic tools, a dissolve to represent mental state, a structural contrast between dream and waking. It’s thin, but it functions.
The first half is a dream sequence with dull staging, the “dream” woman does nothing, and the fantasy isn’t developed beyond “she’s hot.” There’s no sensuality, no surrealism, no tension. It’s just wish fulfillment without effort.
Then the second shot comes in hard: he wakes up next to his wife and recoils, appalled. Cut to black. There’s no rhythm. No irony. No buildup to the reversal. It’s just setup/punchline, with no timing to make it land.
Why is it slightly above dead-tier junk like As Seen Through a Telescope or Grandma’s Reading Glasses? Because at least it uses cinematic tools, a dissolve to represent mental state, a structural contrast between dream and waking. It’s thin, but it functions.