The Lathe of Heaven (film)

The Lathe of Heaven is a 1980 film adaptation of the 1971 science fiction novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. It was produced in 1979 as part of New York City public television station WNETs Experimental TV Lab project, and directed by David Loxton and Fred Barzyk. Le Guin, by her own account, was involved in the casting, script planning, rewriting, and filming of the production.

In Portland, Oregon in the near future, George Orr is charged with misuse of multiple prescription medications, which he was taking to keep himself from dreaming he volunteers for psychiatric care to avoid prosecution, and is assigned to the care of licensed oneirologist William Haber. Orrs explanation of his drug abuse is incredible he has known since agehis dreams change reality, and tries to prevent himself from dreaming because he fears their effects.Haber initially considers Orrs fear as a delusional symptom of neurosis or psychosis, referring to him as possibly an intelligent schizophrenic. He puts Orr into a hypnotic trance, and encourages him to have an effective dream to record his brain function. ........

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