Traumnovelle

"Dreams and waking, truth and lies flow into each other. There is no certainty anywhere." With these words by Arthur Schnitzler, Glück's pinnacle of TV creation opens with a sensually daring journey through the lustful desires and abysses of a well-behaved Viennese doctor and his wife. A blind at the masked ball triggers the question of meaning. Doctor Fridolin finds himself in a long night that leads him to prostitutes, Lolitas and a secret society that celebrates orgies. 30 years later, Stanley Kubrick would create his only blockbuster with his film adaptation EYES WIDE SHUT, closely based on Glück's interpretation. Compared to Cruise and Kidman, however, Pluhar and Böhm are the far better "double entendre" of commitment anxiety and lustful sensuality. Sigmund Freud as a public enemy. A timeless jewel.