UW Cinematheque - Three White Nights
Four Nights of a Dreamer | France | 1971 | DCP | 82 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Robert Bresson
Event Details
Date
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time
6 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Guillaume des Forêts, Isabelle Weingarten, Maurice Monnoyer
Set within a bohemian world in contemporary Paris, Four Nights of a Dreamer follows Jacques, a lonely artist searching for the girl of his dreams. One night he saves the beautiful Marthe from plunging into the Seine in despair over her rejection by an avoidant lover. Jacques compassionately attempts to reunite the young woman with her beau, but his feelings for Marthe soon become less than platonic.
Set within a bohemian world in contemporary Paris, Four Nights of a Dreamer follows Jacques, a lonely artist searching for the girl of his dreams. One night he saves the beautiful Marthe from plunging into the Seine in despair over her rejection by an avoidant lover. Jacques compassionately attempts to reunite the young woman with her beau, but his feelings for Marthe soon become less than platonic.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jehealy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, September 19, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.