Oneiric (film theory)

In film theory, the term oneiric (/oʊˈnaɪrɪk/ oh-NY-rik, adjective; "pertaining to dreams") refers to the depiction of dream-like states or to the use of the metaphor of a dream or the dream-state in the analysis of a film.: 3–4  The term comes from the Greek Óneiros, the personification of dreams.

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