Dreams (1955 film)

Dreams (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 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.