Dreams (1955 film)
- 22 August 1955 (1955-08-22)
Dreams (Swedish: Kvinnodröm) is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Plot
Susanne 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
- 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
Dreams 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
External links
- Dreams at IMDb
- Dreams at the Swedish Film Institute Database
- Dreams at AllMovie
- Dreams at the TCM Movie Database
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- Accolades
- Crisis (1946)
- It Rains on Our Love (1946)
- A Ship Bound for India (1947)
- Music in Darkness (1948)
- Port of Call (1948)
- Prison (1949)
- Thirst (1949)
- To Joy (1950)
- This Can't Happen Here (1950)
- Summer Interlude (1951)
- Secrets of Women (1952)
- Summer with Monika (1953)
- Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
- A Lesson in Love (1954)
- Dreams (1955)
- Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
- The Seventh Seal (1957)
- Wild Strawberries (1957)
- Brink of Life (1958)
- The Magician (1958)
- The Virgin Spring (1960)
- The Devil's Eye (1960)
- Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
- Winter Light (1963)
- The Silence (1963)
- All These Women (1964)
- Persona (1966)
- Hour of the Wolf (1968)
- Shame (1968)
- The Rite (1969)
- The Passion of Anna (1969)
- The Touch (1971)
- Cries and Whispers (1972)
- Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
- The Magic Flute (1975)
- Face to Face (1976)
- The Serpent's Egg (1977)
- Autumn Sonata (1978)
- From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
- Fanny and Alexander (1982)
- After the Rehearsal (1984)
- The Blessed Ones (1986)
- In the Presence of a Clown (1997)
- Saraband (2003)
- Torment (1944)
- Woman Without a Face (1947)
- Eva (1948)
- While the City Sleeps (1950)
- Divorced (1951)
- Last Pair Out (1956)
- The Pleasure Garden (1961)
- The Lie (1970)
- The Best Intentions (1992)
- Sunday's Children (1992)
- Private Confessions (1996)
- Faithless (2000)
- Fårö Document (1970)
- The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
- "Daniel" in Stimulantia (1967)
- Karin's Face (1986)
- Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)
- The Venetian (1958)
- Rabies (1958)
- The Image Makers (2000)
- Erik Bergman (father)
- Dag Bergman (brother)
- Margareta Bergman (sister)
- Eva Bergman (daughter)
- Mats Bergman (son)
- Anna Bergman (daughter)
- Daniel Bergman (son)
- Linn Ullmann (daughter)
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