Episode 2

Fridolin, disturbed by the revelation of his wife's fantasy, sets out into the Viennese night to explore his own desires.

Read by Paul Rhys.

Published in 1926, Arthur Schnitzler’s ‘Dream Story’ was alternately titled ‘Rhapsody’ and, in the original German, ‘Traumnovelle’.

Credited as the novella that inspired Stanley Kubrick's last film.

Translated by JMQ Davies.

Producer: Eugene Murphy

Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in September 2003.