Dreams (Swedish: Kvinnodröm) is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Written by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Produced by | Rune Waldekranz |
| Starring | Eva Dahlbeck Harriet Andersson Gunnar Björnstrand |
| Cinematography | Hilding Bladh |
| Edited by | Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot
editSusanne is the owner of a model agency in Stockholm. Doris, her most popular model, has an argument with her fiancé, Palle, just before she goes with Susanne to Gothenburg to be photographed in a new collection.
In Gothenburg Doris meets an aging Consul, who sees in her a striking resemblance to his wife, now in a mental hospital. The Consul gratifies Doris's desires for fine clothes and jewelry, and the two spend a strenuously exciting day together, until his daughter arrives and ruthlessly exposes her father's egotism.
Susanne has meanwhile telephoned her ex-lover Henrik and arranged a rendezvous with him. Henrik reluctantly visits her. They make love and are planning to resume their relationship when his wife arrives.
She proves conclusively that Henrik is a weakling. Disillusioned, Susanne returns with Doris to Stockholm, where Doris's fiancé waits.
Cast
edit- Eva Dahlbeck as Susanne
- Harriet Andersson as Doris
- Gunnar Björnstrand as Otto Sönderby
- Ulf Palme as Mr. Henrik Lobelius
- Inga Landgré as Mrs. Lobelius
- Benkt-Åke Benktsson as Mr. Magnus
- Sven Lindberg as Palle Palt
- Kerstin Hedeby as Marianne
Reception
editDreams is one of the few Ingmar Bergman films to have received lukewarm reviews (as opposed to a positive reception). The film ranked 6th on Cahiers du Cinéma's Top 10 Films of the Year List in 1958.[1] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 40% approval among five critics.[2]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Eric C. "Cahiers du Cinema: Top Ten Lists 1951-2009". alumnus.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "'Dreams' (1955) on RT". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
edit- Dreams at IMDb
- Dreams at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Dreams at AllMovie
- Dreams at the TCM Movie Database
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