Chichester Cinema at New Park
Dreams That Money Can Buy
A rare screening of a key surrealist film featuring dream segments by Ernst, Leger, Duchamp, Calder, and Man Ray.
Surrealist painter and Dada film-theorist Hans Richter wrote, produced, and directed the experimental exercise ‘Dreams That Money Can Buy’, one of the most significant contributions to the 20th-century "avant garde" movement. Combining short scenarios written by such world-renowned artists as Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamps, Man Ray, Alexander Calder and Fernand Leger, Richter came up with a full-color, feature-length study in dreamlike "wish fulfillment."
The film's only nod to continuity is the presence of a self-styled heavenly psychiatrist, whose patients purportedly visualize the images which play across the screen. Described by one observer as "surreal yet somewhat Jungian”, ‘Dreams That Money Can Buy’ is essential viewing for anybody interested in Surrealism, and not surprisingly, a favourite with David Lynch. The soundtrack includes music by John Cage, Paul Bowles, and Milhaud.
In the Studio (Limited Seating Capacity) Tickets £5
USA · 1947 · Hans Richter · 80min
