Like a Dream that Vanishes
5.6
"Like a Dream That Vanishes" continues Sternberg’s work in film both thematically and formally: the ephemerality of life echoed in the temporal nature of film, as the stuff of life echoed on the energy, life-force in rhythmic light pulses (Your life is like a candle burning). Imageless emulsion is inter-cut with brief shots of natural elements and mise-en-scene of the stages of human life: a little boy runs and falls; teens hang out together at night smoking; sun shines through tree branches; men pace, waiting; flashes of lightning; an elderly man speaks philosophically about miracles.
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Barbara Sternberg Director
United States release October 1, 1999 · Produced in Canada
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1999
Theatrical · NYFF
Canada
October 20, 2000 · Premiere · Artcite Inc.
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