Dreams
Kvinnodröm
Sweden • 1955
Director
Synopsis
Grave and witty by turns, DREAMS develops into a probing study of the psychology of desire. Susanne (Eva Dahlbeck), head of a modeling agency, takes her protégée Doris (Harriet Andersson) to a fashion show in Göteborg, where Susanne makes contact with a former lover, and Doris finds herself pursued by a married dignitary (Gunnar Björnstrand). With its parallel narratives and subtle compositions, this film marked a transition between Ingmar Bergman’s early explorations of affairs of the heart and the more somber and virtuosic masterpieces to come later in the fifties.
Synopsis
Grave and witty by turns, DREAMS develops into a probing study of the psychology of desire. Susanne (Eva Dahlbeck), head of a modeling agency, takes her protégée Doris (Harriet Andersson) to a fashion show in Göteborg, where Susanne makes contact with a former lover, and Doris finds herself pursued by a married dignitary (Gunnar Björnstrand). With its parallel narratives and subtle compositions, this film marked a transition between Ingmar Bergman’s early explorations of affairs of the heart and the more somber and virtuosic masterpieces to come later in the fifties.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorIngmar Bergman
WriterIngmar Bergman
CinematographerHilding Bladh
EditorCarl-Olov Skeppstedt
ProducerRune Waldekranz
Cast
Eva Dahlbeckas Susanne
Harriet Anderssonas Doris
Gunnar Björnstrandas Otto Sönderby, konsul
Ulf Palmeas Henrik Lobelius
Inga Landgréas Fru Lobelius