Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel ( Dreaming Walls )

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Original Title: Dreaming Walls
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
77 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2022 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Maya Duverdier
Amélie van Elmbt

Written By:
Maya Duverdier
Amélie van Elmbt

Actors:
Merle Lister ..... Self

Synopsis:

The end of an long upmarket renovation of the legendary Chelsea Hotel is partly longed for and partly dreaded by the artists who still live there. The film grants us access to their apartments and interweaves the past with the present.

The legendary Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture and a haven for famous artists and intellectuals including Patti Smith, Janis Joplin and the superstars of Warhol's Factory, is under renovation. Soon it will reopen to the public as one of New York's most fashionable luxury hotels. Dozens of people, most in their later years, still live amidst the scaffolding and constant construction. Against this chaotic backdrop, the film takes us through the hotel's storied halls, exploring its living body and the bohemian origins that contributed to its mythical stature. Its residents-casualties of capitalism-and the walls themselves now face a turning point in their common history.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 25 August, 2025.