Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)

Original title

Quatre nuits d'un rêveur

Directed by

Robert Bresson

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An artist in Paris meets a heartbroken woman and spends four evenings with her to keep her from suicide. They walk the streets and talk as they get to know each other.

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What happens

Four Nights of a Dreamer (French: Quatre nuits d'un rêveur) is a 1971 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. The film stars Isabelle Weingarten, in her feature film debut, and Guillaume des Forêts. A loose adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short story "White Nights," the film tells the story of a down-on-his-luck artist (des Forêts) who attempts to prevent a heartbroken woman (Weingarten) from committing suicide by spending four consecutive evenings with her on the streets of Paris. On release, Four Nights of a Dreamer was praised for its cinematography and romantic sensuality. Today, it is one of Bresson's lesser known films, in part due to complexities regarding the distribution rights. Despite (or perhaps because of) its unusually light tone for a late-style Bresson film, it has been described as one of Bresson's most underrated films. A 4K restoration was released in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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