
Asurrealisticadventurethroughdreamscapeandlife.Finally,temperedsurrealismhitsthescreen.Unlikeearlyworksfromthe30s,thisfilmdeliversamoderatedflowofstrangenesswhichisusedtoaccentuatethedirector'svision.Whileattimessomeeventsandcharactersmayseemgratuitouslyinserted,almostwithoutexceptiontheyresolvetheirmerits.<br/> Therearesomesceneswhicharebeautifulinamoreclassicway,andthedirector'smasteryofthefilmmediumisveryevident.Theactingisverycompelling,andattimes,Ifeltastrongurge(orperhapsaconnection)toactasdidtheprotagonist,andIfeltlikesomethingwaspullingmeintothefilmitself,feelingitsemotions,andthinkingasdiditscharactersspeak,whichisveryappropriateforthisfilm.<br/> Shotindigitalvideo,thissurreal,metaphysicalmeditationonexistenceandidentityfindsaman(PastaDioguardi)andawoman(FlorSabatella)trappedinanapparentdreamtakingplaceinthelabyrinthinecorridorsandstrangeroomsofaseaside1930shotel.Themanknowsnothingabouthispastorhowheendedupinthehotel,butisaccusedbytwomenofhavingcommittedacrimeatsomepreviouspointinhislife.Everytimehefallsasleep,themanistorturedbyarecurringnightmareoflivinginanimpoverishedapartmentwithawomanandababy.Gradually,themanandwomanfallinloveastheytrytofigureoutwhathasledtotheirimprisonment,andtogethertheyresorttoextrememeasurestobreakoutofthedream.Thedreamtakesonevenmoresinisterproportionswhenthecouplerealizethatoneofthehotel'sbizarreinhabitantsmayinfactbedreamingthem.



