'This lyrical miniature was arisen from the footage intended for making 'Spiritual Voices', which was edited later, with a total duration of more than five hours. 'Soldier's Dream' was included in an episode of this large film. The 'Soldier's Dream' is a miniature that came out as a kind of gift to Hans Schlegel, who had done so much for myself and for many other cinematographers of Eastern Europe'. Alexander Sokurov