I... Dreaming (1988)
Directed by Stan Brakhage
Release Date - Jan 1, 1988 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 8 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
Phrases of Stephen Foster, set to music by Joel Heartling, are set to film in this autobiographical piece: a solitary female voice, occasionally joined by a chorus, sings phrases of sorrow as we watch a solitary man in shadows in an unadorned house: he stretches out, he picks his feet, he walks across a room, he rocks in a chair. Occasionally he watches two young children at play; the film sometimes speeds up. Handwritten words, like "dark void" and "waiting longing," cross the screen. Film and