CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 0h 35m

The Dream Machine

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A 16mm anthology of experimental super 8 films by Derek Jarman, Michael Kostiff, Cerith Wyn Evans and John Maybury, with framing footage by Tim Burke of Brion Gysin using a dream machine. Jarman's contribution is a version of his 1977 Art and the Pose (aka Arty the Pose), refilmed at 3fps, with a musical soundtrack. Jarman planned The Dream Machine as a commemoration of William Burroughs and Gysin's 1982 visit to the UK, and received initial funding from the Arts Council in 1983, then rethought the project as a portmanteau film featuring Gysin alone. The production remained in limbo until 1986, when James Mackay obtained completion funding from the British Film Institute. (Since this film was released on VHS accompanied by Jarman's Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull, T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven and Pirate Tape under the umbrella title The Dream Machine, synopses of this film have often muddled up its details with those of the earlier films. )

Directed byJohn Maybury, Derek Jarman, Michael Kostiff, Cerith Wyn Evans

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 35m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1986
Studios
BFIArts Council of England

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Brion Gysin

Brion Gysin

Gerald Incandela

Jean-Marc Prouveur

Jean-Marc Prouveur

Self

Creative team
Directed by
John Maybury
John Maybury
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman
Produced by
James Mackay
James Mackay

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