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).
Directed by Wolfgang Glück
life and death
sexual obsession
free love
eroticism
masked ball
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Cast
Karlheinz Böhm
Fridolin
Erika Pluhar
Albertine
Gertrud Kückelmann
Marianne
Helga Papouschek
Mizzi
Emil Stöhr
Gibiser
Peter Voß
Dolores Schmidinger
Crew
Arthur Schnitzler
Novel
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
senasko
7.0★ · 09/28/24
this is a great take on the novella. it was true to it and also intriguing. i liked it. eyes wide shut resemblances this one.
this is a great take on the novella. it was true to it and also intriguing. i liked it. eyes wide shut resemblances this one.