Dreams (1955)
"Kvinnodröm" (original title)

In Stockholm, the fashion photographer Susanne Frank misses her married lover Henrik Lobelius that lives in Gothenburg with his wife and children, and the naive twenty years old model Doris... See full summary »

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writer:

Ingmar Bergman

Stars:

Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eva Dahlbeck	...	Susanne
Harriet Andersson	...	Doris
Gunnar Björnstrand	...	Otto Sönderby, Consul
Ulf Palme	...	Mr. Henrik Lobelius
Inga Landgré	...	Mrs. Lobelius
Benkt-Åke Benktsson	...	Mr. Magnus (as Bengt-Åke Benktsson)
Sven Lindberg	...	Palle Palt
Kerstin Hedeby	...	Marianne (as Kerstin Hedeby-Pawlo)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siv Ericks	...	Katja (scenes deleted)
Gösta Prüzelius	...	Man on the train (scenes deleted)
Sigvard Törnqvist	...	Man on the train (scenes deleted)

Storyline

In Stockholm, the fashion photographer Susanne Frank misses her married lover Henrik Lobelius that lives in Gothenburg with his wife and children, and the naive twenty years old model Doris has a troubled relationship with her boy friend Palle Palt. Susanne schedules a session of photo shoots in Gothenburg with Doris, and once there, she calls Henrik for an encounter. Meanwhile, Doris meets an elegant middle age gentleman on the street, the Consul Otto Sönderby, who buys expensive gifts for her: a dress, a pair of Italian gloves and valuable pearl necklace. They spend the afternoon together in an amusement park and later they go to Otto's mansion, where they are interrupted by his wicked daughter Marianne. Susanne has a love affair with Henrik in her room, but they are interrupted by his cynical wife. The incidents in these encounters affect their perspective of love.

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Plot Keywords:

model | extramarital affair | torment | pair of gloves

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

31 May 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dreams

Filming Locations:

Sandrew-ateljéerna, Gärdet, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandrews

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Short cuts från Sandrews (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Charlie Boogie"
(1941) (uncredited)
Music Composed and Performed by Charlie Norman
with the Seymour Österwall Orchestra

User Reviews

My brief review of the film

A very minor Bergman work, the film has traces of his style, especially in the first few scenes with quick edits and close-ups to draw attention to detail, as well as a well-filmed roller coaster ride. However, the screenplay does not match the quality of the directing, with basically two stories that do not gel all that well together. What the film is meant to be a study of is never clearly focused, with themes of desire as well as women's liberation both present. The middle section of the film dragged a little too, but still it is interesting to see such an early piece of work from Bergman. It is not much compared to what would later come in his career, but the film has enough interesting elements to certainly make it worth a look.