Dreams (1955 film)

Dreams
Dreams
	Film poster
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
Release date	22 August 1955;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

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

^ 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

Dreams at IMDb
Dreams at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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[1] 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.

[2] "'Dreams' (1955) on RT". Rotten Tomatoes.

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Filmography Bibliography Stage productions Accolades
Films directed	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)
Films written	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)
Documentaries	Fårö Document (1970) The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
Short films	"Daniel" in Stimulantia (1967) Karin's Face (1986)
Television theatre	Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957) The Venetian (1958) Rabies (1958) The Image Makers (2000)
Related topics	Bergman Week Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie The Dove The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Award Ingmar Bergman's Cinema
Family	Erik Bergman (father) Dag Bergman (brother) Margareta Bergman (sister) Eva Bergman (daughter) Mats Bergman (son) Anna Bergman (daughter) Daniel Bergman (son) Linn Ullmann (daughter)