Dreams
Seen it?1955 | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
Two women—a fashion executive and her young model—experience parallel romantic disappointments during a trip to Gothenburg, exposing generational differences in desire, illusion, and emotional endurance. A transitional work in Ingmar Bergman’s mid-1950s cinema.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Eva DahlbeckSusanne
- Harriet AnderssonDoris
- Gunnar BjörnstrandOtto Sönderby, konsul
- Ulf PalmeHenrik Lobelius
- Inga LandgréFru Lobelius
- Benkt-Åke BenktssonMagnus
- Sven LindbergPalle Palt
- Kerstin HedebyMarianne
- Naima WifstrandFru Arén
- Renée BjörlingMaria Berger