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United States. Language. English. Budget. $15,000. Dreams That Money Can Buy is a 1947 experimental feature color film written, produced, and directed by surrealist artist and dada film-theorist Hans Richter . The film was produced by Kenneth Macpherson and Peggy Guggenheim.
Dreams That Money Can Buy: Directed by Hans Richter. With Jack Bittner, Libby Holman, Josh White, Norma Cazanjian. After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Hans Richter
- 1956-03-28
Dec 31, 2014 · “Dreams That Money Can Buy is a 1947 American experimental feature color film written, produced, and directed by surrealist artist and dada film-theorist Hans Richter.” “Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts ...
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Herman G. Weinberg Sight & Sound Hans Richter's first American feature film, Dreams That Money Can Buy, is a surprise -- and a most pleasant surprise. Apr 21, 2021 Full Review Bosley Crowther New ...
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- Hans Richter
- Fantasy
- Jack Bittner
Synopsis. Joe, a poet and "self-appointed bum" who cannot afford to pay his rent, goes into business as a "heavenly psychologist," selling his interpretation of his clients' innermost dreams as he reads them in their eyes. Joe discovers his unusual gift when he looks into a mirror and sees an image of his long-lost love in his eyes.
- Hans Richter, Miriam Raeburn, John Stix
- Jack Bittner
Synopsis. An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve his customer's lives. This frame story serves as a link between several avant-garde sequences created by leading visual artists of their day, most of whom were emigres to the US during WWII.
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Released September 1st, 1947, 'Dreams That Money Can Buy' stars Jack Bittner, Dorothy Griffith, Libby Holman, Josh White The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a user score of ...
