Pure Imagination

A fairground, three puppets, a tragic fate, and an orchestra that bubbles, skips, snaps, and sings: that's Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka—an explosion of creativity brimming with imagination and fantasy.

This masterpiece forms the starting point for film journalist Robin Broos, who dives into the history of cinema in search of kindred visions. For on the silver screen, too, fantasies and dreams are eagerly explored. From dolls coming to life to filmic worlds defying reality—discover it all in his personal selection.