Themes: Fish Out of Water, Nightmare Vacations, Americans Abroad
Main Cast: Hugh Griffith, Sydne Rome
Release Year: 1973
Country: IT/WG/FR
Run Time: 112 minutes
Plot
One of Roman Polanski's lesser-known films, Diary of Forbidden Dreams (also known as What?) stars Sydne Rome as an attractive young hitchhiker who, as the film opens, accepts a ride from three men in a car, who later attempt to rape her. She escapes their clutches and makes her way to a mansion owned by millionaire Joseph Noblart (Hugh Griffith), who is overseeing a decadent party. Among the guests at his home are a pair of table-tennis players, a man with a harpoon (played by Polanski himself), and a hedonistic pimp played by Marcello Mastroianni. The woman's sexually charged adventure is an homage to Alice in Wonderland. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Franco Fumagalli - Art Director, Adrianna Berselli - Costume Designer, Roman Polanski - Director, Hercules Bellville - Second Unit Director, Alastair McIntyre - Editor, Roman Polanski - Editor, Claudio Gizzi - Composer (Music Score), Claudio Gizzi - Musical Arrangement, Claudio Gizzi - Musical Direction/Supervision, Aurelio Crugnola - Production Designer, Marcello Gatti - Cinematographer, Giuseppe Ruzzolini - Cinematographer, Andrew Braunsberg - Producer, Carlo Ponti - Producer, Gérard Brach - Screenwriter, Roman Polanski - Screenwriter, Ludwig van Beethoven - Featured Music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Featured Music, Franz Schubert - Featured Music