''I Dreamt I Woke Up'' is a 1991 Irish short film directed by
John Boorman. It stars
John Hurt
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in t ...
and
as well as Boorman and his son
Charley.
Commissioned by the BBC as part of "The Director's Place" series, the essay/documentary explores the home and neighbours of John Boorman and the mystical qualities of the
Wicklow
Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ...
Mountains as well as their influence on some of Boorman's films, namely "Excalibur", "Deliverance" and "Hope And Glory". The film features
Garech Browne
Garech Domnagh Browne (25 June 1939 – 10 March 2018) was an Irish art collector and a notable patron of Irish arts, traditional Irish music in particular. He was often known by the Irish designation of his name, Garech de Brún, or alternative ...
and his
Luggala Estate, and also refers to Garech's younger brother
Tara Browne
Tara Browne (4 March 1945 – 18 December 1966) was a London-based Irish socialite and heir to the Guinness fortune. His December 1966 death in a car crash was an inspiration for the Beatles' song " A Day in the Life".
Early life
Browne was ...
.
Production
The director discussed the film in "Projections 1", an anthology about filmmakers he edited, and included the complete shooting script of "I Dreamt I Woke Up". The origin and genesis of the project is described in detail in Brian Hoyle's book about the director as well as in Boorman's two autobiographies
[Boorman, John: "Conclusions", London, UK 2020, pp. 62f]
References
External links
''I Dreamt I Woke Up'' (online)*
1991 films
Irish short documentary films
Films set in Ireland
Films directed by John Boorman
1990s short documentary films
1990s English-language films
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