Four Nights of a Dreamer
Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.
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Cast
12 people
Isabelle Weingarten
Marthe
Known for
The State of Things
The Mother and the Whore
Guillaume des Forêts
Jacques
No other roles listed
Jean-Maurice Monnoyer
Marthe's Lover
No other roles listed
Lidia Biondi
Marthe's Mother
Known for
Letters to Juliet
Sun in Buckets
Giorgio Maulini
Locksmith
Also in
Fire!
Night of The Flowers
Patrick Jouané
Gangster
Known for
Love at Sea
Jacques Renard
A Passerby in the Street (uncredited)
Known for
The Mother and the Whore
Marku Ribas
Musician on the boat (uncredited)
Also in
Baptism of Blood
Obra
Robert de Laroche
Bit Part (uncredited)
Also in
Seven Women for Satan
Young Girls in Ecstasy
Jérôme Massart
Jacques' Visitor (uncredited)
Claire Denis
Extra (uncredited)
Known for
Granny's Funeral
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Extra (uncredited)
Also in
Hotel New York
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas
Robert Bresson Director · Fyodor Dostoevsky Author Michel Magne Composer
United States release November 22, 1972 · Produced in France, Italy · Production I Film Dell'Orso, Victoria Film
Production
Albina Productions
Production
I Film Dell'Orso
Production
Victoria Film
Production
Albina Productions S.a.r.l.
Production
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Quatre nuits d'un rêveur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 13, 1971
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
France · February 2, 1972
Theatrical
United States · November 22, 1972
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 8, 1971 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (Restoration)
September 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
France
May 19, 2024 · Premiere · Cannes Classics (Restoration)
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