Dreams (Swedish: Kvinnodröm) is a 1955 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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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 have sex 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 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 reports 40% approval among five critics.