The Dreamed Ones

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The Dreamed Ones

2016

1h 29m

Biography

Drama

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The correspondence between two key German-language poets as read by two actors in an exploration of a doomed romance in the wake of WWII.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

The Dreamed Ones is almost certainly too cerebral and specialised to appeal to anyone who doesn't have an academic interest in the Holocaust or German poetry. But, given a chance, it makes for hypnotic viewing.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2017

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The letters exchanged between the poets Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan form the basis for this intriguing exercise.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2016

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

A film with much more to it than meets the eye.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 2, 2016

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

[An] odd hybrid of documentary, performance-art piece, and fictional narrative... [T]ediously dull.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 1, 2021

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Andrea Picard

Cinema Scope

One of the year's dreamiest films is also one of the most elegantly and ingeniously realized films on longing...

Oct 3, 2017

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Amy Wolfe

Willamette Week

The Dreamed Ones is a beautiful demonstration of pure emotion and a history lesson: It's all doomed to repeat.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 9, 2017

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Ruth Beckermann

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Anja Plaschg

Ingeborg Bachmann

Laurence Rupp

Paul Celan

Ruth Beckermann

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Ina Hartwig

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Synopsis

The correspondence between two key German-language poets as read by two actors in an exploration of a doomed romance in the wake of WWII.

Director: Ruth Beckermann
Producer: Ruth Beckermann
Screenwriter: Ruth Beckermann, Ina Hartwig
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: German
Runtime: 1h 29m