After a frank confession by his wife, a doctor is called to see a dying patient. The cause of the night brings him to meet an old friend, a pianist, who tells him of a mysterious ball where he is due to perform. Based on the book "Traumnovelle" ("Rhapsody: A Dream Novel") by Arthur Schnitzler, which was the inspiration for the film Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
- Studio: ORF, ZDF, Österreichische Telefilm
- Keyword: life and death, sexual obsession, free love, eroticism, masked ball
- Cast: Karlheinz Böhm, Erika Pluhar, Kurt Sowinetz, Gertrud Kückelmann, Helga Papouschek, Jutta Schwarz