After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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John La Touche
- The Gangster
- (as John Latouche)
Ethel Beseda
- Mrs. A.
- (uncredited)
Samuel Cohen
- Mr. A
- (uncredited)
Max Ernst
- Le President
- (uncredited)
Jo Fontaine-Maison
- The girl
- (uncredited)
Bernard Friend
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Bernard Graves
- The male voice
- (uncredited)
Julien Lary
- The man
- (uncredited)
Anthony Laterie
- The blind man
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAn experimental film shot for $25,000 in a Manhattan loft. It opened in New York in March, 1947 and went on to win the Venice Film Festival Award for the best original contribution to the progress of cinematography.
- Quotes
(singing on soundtrack): Oh Venus was born out of sea-foam / oh Venus was born out of brine / but a girl of today / if she is grade A / is assembled upon the assembly line
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique (2013)
- SoundtracksThe Girl with the Pre-Fabricated Heart
Lyrics by John La Touche
Sung by Libby Holman and Josh White, accompanied by Norma Cazanjian and Doris Okerson
Featured review
The British Film Institute have re-mastered the film from an original print and have released it on DVD with some Richter shorts, a very good booklet and an alternative soundtrack by the band The Real Tuesday Weld who have been performing live to it for the last three years.
It looks amazing but remains one of the most underrated art films of the last century. It's difficult to know whether its imperfections (particularly in the editing and soundtrack) are a result of a low budget or carelessness or were intended / happily included by the director. Proclaimed by David Lynch as his favourite film (He pinched the title 'Ruth Roses and Revolvers from it), it is not an easy watch and sadly is probably destined to always be for the cognoscenti. This is a film - not a movie - and whilst not completely successful as a piece of art, it pushes the boundary of film and narrative.
It looks amazing but remains one of the most underrated art films of the last century. It's difficult to know whether its imperfections (particularly in the editing and soundtrack) are a result of a low budget or carelessness or were intended / happily included by the director. Proclaimed by David Lynch as his favourite film (He pinched the title 'Ruth Roses and Revolvers from it), it is not an easy watch and sadly is probably destined to always be for the cognoscenti. This is a film - not a movie - and whilst not completely successful as a piece of art, it pushes the boundary of film and narrative.
- shellacficionado
- Jan 22, 2009
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- Snovi koji se mogu kupiti za novac
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Sound mix
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) officially released in Canada in English?
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