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Four Nights of a Dreamer

Original title: Quatre nuits d'un rêveur
  • 19711971
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 27m
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2.6K
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Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)
  • Drama
  • Romance
The 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk, and agree to see each other again the next nigh... Read allThe 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk, and agree to see each other again the next night. Gradually, he discovers that her lover promised to meet her on the bridge that night, a... Read allThe 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk, and agree to see each other again the next night. Gradually, he discovers that her lover promised to meet her on the bridge that night, and he failed to turn up. Over the next couple of nights, Jacques falls in love with her - ... Read all
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2.6K
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  • Director
    • Robert Bresson
  • Writers
    • Robert Bresson
    • Fyodor Dostoevsky(short story "White Nights")
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Weingarten
    • Guillaume des Forêts
    • Jean-Maurice Monnoyer
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  • Director
    • Robert Bresson
  • Writers
    • Robert Bresson
    • Fyodor Dostoevsky(short story "White Nights")
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Weingarten
    • Guillaume des Forêts
    • Jean-Maurice Monnoyer
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    • 10User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Isabelle Weingarten in Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971)
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    Isabelle Weingarten
    • Martheas Marthe
    Guillaume des Forêts
    • Jacquesas Jacques
    Jean-Maurice Monnoyer
    • Marthe's Loveras Marthe's Lover
    Giorgio Maulini
    • Locksmithas Locksmith
    Lidia Biondi
    Lidia Biondi
    • Marthe's Motheras Marthe's Mother
    Patrick Jouané
    • Gangsteras Gangster
    Robert de Laroche
    • Bit Partas Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Jérôme Massart
    • Jacques' Visitoras Jacques' Visitor
    • (uncredited)
    Marku Ribas
    • Singeras Singer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Bresson
    • Writers
      • Robert Bresson
      • Fyodor Dostoevsky(short story "White Nights")
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    The 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk, and agree to see each other again the next night. Gradually, he discovers that her lover promised to meet her on the bridge that night, and he failed to turn up. Over the next couple of nights, Jacques falls in love with her - but on the fourth night her original lover returns... —Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
    • artistic creation
    • disillusionment
    • riverboat
    • downward spiral
    • paris france
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Quotes

      Marthe: What's the matter?

      Jacques: I love you. That's the matter.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Mother and the Whore (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Musseke
      Written by Mané Gomes, Marku Ribas, Wilson Sá Brito

      Performed by Marku Ribas

    User reviews10

    Review
    Top review
    Striking cinematography and an intelligent script make for a fascinating film
    "Four Nights of a Dreamer" is my first Robert Bresson film, and my first impression of his style and ethos. This film is one of several adaptations of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "White Nights", but from what I gather from reading about the other adaptations this is the only one worth seeing other than Luchino Visconti's lovely "Le notti bianche". While I enjoyed that film nearly as much as this one, "Four Nights of a Dreamer" is more striking and ambitious, thanks to Bresson's intelligent and thoughtful screenplay and the beauty of the cinematography and simple economy of Bresson's direction.

    The adaptation is loose, but needs to be. Dostoyevsky's writing is too reliant on the reader's perception and the emotional core of the story to be effective when literally translated to film, but is ripe for interpretation, and Bresson's is particularly interesting as he moves the story to 1970's France, introduces more emotion and passion to the characters, and actually makes the cinematic cliché of the aimless artist interesting and involving.

    The story is simple, Jacques (the 'dreamer') meets Marthe as she is about to commit suicide because her lover had promised to meet her that night after being away at Yale for a year but hadn't shown up, they become friends, share their stories over four nights until Marthe's lover shows up and they are forced to part. Bresson's script is remarkable, though, in its occasional wit and humor, in the uniqueness of its characters, in its observations on modern life and being in love. Even more impressive than the screenplay is the striking cinematography by Pierre Lhome, particularly during the nighttime scenes in Paris, which is shockingly beautiful at times.

    My first impression of a legendary director like Bresson could have resulted in disappointment, but I am now interested in exploring his filmography because I found his mute style so appealing. Most interesting was his ability to be very literal and clear through his use of the camera without seeming heavy-handed at any point. This is a wonderful, strikingly beautiful film.

    9/10
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    • ametaphysicalshark
    • Nov 22, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1972 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Vier Nächte eines Träumers
    • Filming locations
      • Pont Neuf, Paris 1, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Albina Productions S.a.r.l.
      • I Film Dell'Orso
      • Victoria Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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