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The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

1983Short⏱️ 35m
DocumentaryShort
5.7
IMDB Rating
31 votes

Consists of multiple short vignettes: Witches Song (1979), Broken English (1979), Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (1979), Pirate Tape (Derek Jarman, 1983) and T.G.: Psychic Rally In Heaven (Derek Jarman, 1981).

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
William S. Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, FM Einheit
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
as Self
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull
as Self
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FM Einheit
as Self
👤
Brion Gysin
as Self
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Gerald Incandela
as Self
👤
Jean-Marc Prouveur
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Arts Council of England, British Film Institute (BFI)

🏷️ Keywords

experimental shortgay characterindependent shortmale nuditymale frontal nudity

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

Burroughs' Dream Machine On Film... Nearly.
by scottanthony2004-03-26
6/10

"In theory: a short non-narrative film made to commemorate the visit of Burroughs and Gysin to the UK. In practice: four shorts (directed by Jarman, Kostiff, Maybury and Wyn Evans) broken up by footage of Gysin gazing at said machine. In general, all of the shorts follow a similar template - homo-erotic images (cute boys dressed as angels etc) cut together with all manner of unpleasant ones in the name of 'hallucinogenic experience'. Maybe like the effect of using the machine itself, the glimpses of poetry or associational insight are fleeting. Unless repetitive student-film nihilism..."

📖 Synopsis

Consists of multiple short vignettes: Witches Song (1979), Broken English (1979), Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (1979), Pirate Tape (Derek Jarman, 1983) and T.G.: Psychic Rally In Heaven (Derek Jarman, 1981).