A Dream Longer Than the Night
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In this heady, phantasmagoric fairy tale, a young girl comes face to face with a friendly dragon and a magnanimous witch. Upon the witch granting the girl’s wish to become a young woman, this surrealist chronicle follows the precocious Camélia on a series of quests in pursuit of love.
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Cast
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Laura Duke Condominas
Camélia
Known for
Lancelot of the Lake
Laurence Bourqui
Camélia (jeune fille)
No other roles listed
Bernard Zitzermann
Claude Jauvert
Laurent Condomidas
L'homme noir
Also in
Acéphale
Peter Whitehead
Niki de Saint Phalle
La Madame / La mère
Also in
Daddy
Niki de Saint Phalle
Jean Tinguely
Le General Rose / Le père
Also in
Niki de Saint Phalle – Who Is the Monster, You or Me?
Monitor
Marina Karella
La sorcière
No other roles listed
Rico Weber
Le dragon / L'armée rose
Dominique Cazeneuve
Humbert Balsan
L'homme oiseau
Known for
Loulou
Lancelot of the Lake
Niki de Saint Phalle Director · Peter Whitehead Composer Bernard Zitzermann Cinematographer
United States release October 2, 2023 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, German, Italian
Production
Auditel
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Un rêve plus long que la nuit
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
France · December 8, 1976
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 2023
Premiere · New York Film Festival (4K Restored Version)
Greece
November 6, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Portugal
April 3, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema
South Korea
May 3, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
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