A man dreams he is flirting with an attractive young lady, then he wakes up in bed next to his wife.A man dreams he is flirting with an attractive young lady, then he wakes up in bed next to his wife.A man dreams he is flirting with an attractive young lady, then he wakes up in bed next to his wife.
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Laura Bayley
- Young woman
- (as Mrs. George Albert Smith)
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- TriviaPossibly the first use of the camera technique of "focus pulling, in which an image (the man shown kissing a beautiful woman) blurs and dissolves into a clear image (the man shown kissing his less-attractive wife), which is meant to show someone experiencing a dream or fantasy, then being brought about to reality.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing (2003)
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Creative For Its Time; Still Worth Seeing Despite Lack of Polish
With an idea that was creative for its time, and a theme that still retains some interest, "Let Me Dream Again" is still worth seeing despite its unpolished look. It was one of the very earliest attempts to film a story that compared dream and reality, and while there are later imitations of the story with a more refined technique, this is the one that should probably get the credit for the basic idea.
The comparison between the man's dream and the reality of his life certainly makes a comic point, but at the same time, it suggests some more general ideas about what people want their lives to be. The man in the story does not come across as an interesting person in himself, and the story itself is quite rudimentary - yet in watching the main character, you're not quite sure whether to respond with pity, scorn, laughter, or some of all three.
While very simple, these very old, very short features often handle these kinds of themes in an economical fashion that contrasts well with the excessive approach that has become all too common in the 21st century.
The comparison between the man's dream and the reality of his life certainly makes a comic point, but at the same time, it suggests some more general ideas about what people want their lives to be. The man in the story does not come across as an interesting person in himself, and the story itself is quite rudimentary - yet in watching the main character, you're not quite sure whether to respond with pity, scorn, laughter, or some of all three.
While very simple, these very old, very short features often handle these kinds of themes in an economical fashion that contrasts well with the excessive approach that has become all too common in the 21st century.
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- Snow Leopard
- May 23, 2004
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- Позволь мне снова помечтать
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