Dreams (1955 film)

Dreams
Film poster
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Produced by	Rune Waldekranz
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Starring	Eva Dahlbeck Harriet Andersson Gunnar Björnstrand
Cinematography	Hilding Bladh
Edited by	Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Release dates	22 August 1955 (1955-08-22)
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 only Ingmar Bergman films to have received lukewarm reviews as opposed to a positive reception. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 40% approval among five critics.

External links

• Dreams at IMDb
• Dreams at the Swedish Film Institute Database