"I was trapped in a whirlpool that kept sucking me in deeper and deeper."

I watched Jess Franco's "Venus in Furs" last night.
This 1969 cult classic is one of those films that makes less sense with each successive viewing. Yet, "Venus in Furs" is not necessarily a bad film. With its gorgeous visuals and hallucinatory plotting, it seems more like a FEVER DREAM than a conventional film.
Perhaps that's why "Venus in Furs" has legions of fans.
You probably remember having a fever dream: Things seem hyperreal until you wake up (in a sweat), remembering a series of bizarre events strung like pearls through your unconscious. Well, imagine a film constructed in a similar fashion!
Japan's Seijun Suzuki also made what I consider FEVER DREAM FILMS. His film studio even fired him because of them. I think they are great fun.
As I watched "Venus in Furs," I noted at least 12 ingredients necessary to craft an effective FEVER DREAM FILM:
1) Incongruous plot elements.
2) Slow-motion action for no apparent reason.
3) Gratuitous nudity (Probably keeps 85 percent of the viewers remaining in the cinema).
4) Bright colors.
5) Extreme camera angles.
6) Baroque sets.
7) Dodgy dialogue.
8) Quizzical editing decisions.
9) Jazzy soundtrack.
10) Shots featuring mirrors.
11) Meandering voice-over narration, often by protagonist.
12) Extreme close-ups.
Add these together, and you might craft your own FEVER DREAM FILM!