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THE ADULT AND THE CINEMA
(2) ' Have films ever appeared in your dreams?''
My answer to that question is definitely 'yes'. A few years ago I was a very keen fan of Claudette Colbert, and in the first flush of infatuation could think of little else day or night. As I went to bed thinking of her and the latest film I had seen her in, it was only natural in my dreams, they should both appear.
Any film I enjoy I tend to live over again afterwards, and then in my sleep I see it again. Not as a continuous film, but snatches of it, with yourself generally in it, on awakening you couldn't definitely say of what you had been dreaming, but you are left with the impression it was the film you saw the night before, or one of your favourite stars' films. These are very pleasant dreams, but all films do not produce such pleasant thoughts, particularly war films such as Bataan, The Story of Dr. Wassell etc. And I know of one child who after seeing Mrs. Miniver was so terrified by the air raid scenes, that she woke up three or four times during the night screaming with terror.
Sometimes for no apparent reason you dream of a film, a part of which you very much enjoyed and subconsciously retained in your mind; or an odd sentence heard, or picture or cutting, seen during the day, may recall a film to your mind for a moment, and then in your sleep it will come back to you again. Any film I have enjoyed will do that for me, say Top Hat, or Goodbye Mr. Chips, films you do not enjoy or just bore you, you tend to forget very quickly, which is probably just as well.
Age 22. Nationality, British. Occupation — shorthand typist. Father — Insurance Claims Inspector. Mother — teacher.
22. Mr. . . .
An ardent filmgoer since the early days of Cinema I can recall no instance of a film encouraging me to make any important personal decision. I was, however, inspired during adolescence by the antics of the late Douglas Fairbanks, snr. I tried to imitate his personal mannerisms and emulate his athletic prowess in the mistaken belief that I could, so achieve an extra strength and self reliance — (at the time I suffered from exaggerated feelings of inferiority) .
Since those days, I have never consciously desired to imitate anything admired in others, on the screen.
Whereas my early cinegoing was largely a matter of 'escapism', to-day choice has supplanted habit. What concerns me now is enjoyment through interest, not escape through fantasy. I now
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