''Dreams'' ( sv, Kvinnodröm) is a 1955 Swedish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
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
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Eva Dahlbeck as Susanne
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Harriet Andersson as Doris
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Gunnar Björnstrand
Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman.
Biography
Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson a ...
as Otto Sönderby
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Ulf Palme as Mr. Henrik Lobelius
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Inga Landgré
Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s.
Early life and career
Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...
as Mrs. Lobelius
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Benkt-Åke Benktsson
Benkt-Åke Benktsson (6 January 1907 – 8 January 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Halmstad, Sweden and died in Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is ...
as Mr. Magnus
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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. Review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...
reports 40% approval among five critics.
References
External links
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1955 films
1955 drama films
Swedish drama films
1950s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Ingmar Bergman
Films with screenplays by Ingmar Bergman
Swedish black-and-white films
1950s Swedish films
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