 Without modern special effects, it is more impressive that Ernst used choreography, sleight of hand, and surrealistic sets to capture the dreamlike quality of content and transitions.There is a scene in which red velvet curtains behind a woman suddenly become her dress that feels exactly like the film-goer is dreaming.Ernst was obviously an astute observer of what qualities go into making an experience oneiric.” Barrett also liked Richter’s own sequence which Crowther had dismissed.