Programme duration 82min
Curated by George Clark

In cinemas from 25 Jan 2008

Cinema has flirted with the fantastic since its origins, but the most potent and penetrating explorations of the unfathomable world of the unconscious can be found in artists' work. Essentials: Dreams collects together the mythic, the nightmarish and the psychedelic to present pioneering artists' wondrous visions, revealing cinema in all its magical intensity. Featuring celebrated and influential work by Luis Bu?±uel and Salvador Dal??, Lawrence Jordan, Jan Svankmajer, and Suzan Pitt.

Un Chien Andalou
Luis Bu?±uel, Salvador Dali
France, 1928

Les Jeux Des Anges
Walerian Borowczyk
France, 1964

Meshes Of The Afternoon
Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid
USA, 1943

Dimensions Of Dialogue
Jan Svankmajer
Czech Republic, 1982

Asparagus
Suzan Pitt
USA, 1979

Our Lady Of The Sphere
Lawrence Jordan
USA, 1969