Dream Story

In Arthur Schnitzler's Dream Story, married couple Fridolin and Albertine grapple with jealousy and unresolved tensions following a masquerade ball. Fridolin, a doctor, is drawn into a night filled with increasingly perilous sexual escapades after being summoned to attend to a dying man. As he navigates the shadowy world of secret parties, he confronts moral dilemmas that blur the lines between reality and desire, prompting him to question the nature of his experiences. This 1925 masterpiece, presented in a captivating translation, explores deep themes of temptation and the subconscious, echoing its influence in the later film Eyes Wide Shut.