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A man and his wife are scientists. Now, the wife is working on a machine that will find and correct bad dreams and relax the subject. However, it seems that when she experiments on a cow that the flies that tormented the cow in its dreams manifest themselves in the real world. But that's mostly overlooked and she has no problem experimenting on her husband when he's dreaming of a comic-book heroine and the two evil sorts that are pursuing her to get her secret formula for special gloves. And, surprisingly, Jessie, and her two pursuers, are also projected into the real world and turn everything upside down. First off they can only speak in word balloons, and secondly, the Superman-type character seems to have some issues with destroying things in his attempts to figure out what they are. The other pursuer is a cowboy type (called "Pistolnik" in the credits) and is obviously the lesser of two evils. Now Jessie of course is no the run for her life and hits the streets of the city (Prague? not sure) to the surprise of all citizens. Her run through the streets in her polka-dot dress, pursued by the villains, is perhaps the highlight of the movie, as she's not dressed particularly strangely (maybe by Western standards) but her presence in the drab surroundings turns more than a few heads, and the jazzy music that accompanies this mad dash is wonderful and appropriate. Of course the characters are all eventually apprehended and tried, as they are not considered human and nobody is sure what exactly to do with them. Further experimentation towards the end of the film results in more-or-less happy endings for all. This is pretty fun and has a rather exotic feel to it considering where and when it was made (60's Czechoslavakia under Communist government) and it's highly recommended to those who like foreign films and have a sense of adventure. Quite a fun romp and with great music too. 9 out of 10.
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