Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1955
Dreams (1955 film)
Buy Dreams (1955 film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Dreams' 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 fianc, 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 fianc waits.
Cast
* Eva Dahlbeck as Susanne
* Harriet Andersson as Doris
* Gunnar Bjrnstrand as Otto Snderby
* Ulf Palme as Mr. Henrik Lobelius
* Inga Landgr as Mrs. Lobelius
* Benkt-ke 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 Cinma's Top 10 Films of the Year List in 1958. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 40% approval among five critics.
References
Buy Dreams (1955 film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1955