Susanne is a woman in her mid-thirties managing photo shoots. Doris is a much younger model who works under Susanne. In the middle of one photoshoot, Susanne changes the location to another city, purportedly for work-related reasons. In reality, she hopes to reconnect Henrik, a former lover with whom she had a lengthy affair and remains infatuated. Shortly before she and Susanne depart, a tempestuous Doris selfishly tells off Palle, her significant other. Rather than spending a nice evening celebrating Palle's recent accomplishment, the two end with an argument.
Upon arriving in the next city, the women separate for most of the trip, and each endures an illuminating episode that leads them to better understand both their own desires and their relationships with others. These two episodes are dreamlike experiences for the characters that, although they inevitably end, provide the perspectives necessary for the protagonists to deal with reality more effectively. This is one of the most impactful aspects of the movie, as it puts in the forefront the relationship between fantasy/desire and reality/obtainability: it is not so dichotomous that dreams are irrelevant to reality, but instead that these extraordinary experiences often impact the ordinary in important ways.
Well-shot with interesting camerawork, well-acted, and well-paced, the film checks all of the technical boxes. It also is engaging and the dialogue effectively alternates between insightful and witty. I'll add that the movie includes a scene that I would describe as one of the most brutally searing takedowns of a competing female I've ever seen.
Dreams is definitely a movie worth a watch.
Upon arriving in the next city, the women separate for most of the trip, and each endures an illuminating episode that leads them to better understand both their own desires and their relationships with others. These two episodes are dreamlike experiences for the characters that, although they inevitably end, provide the perspectives necessary for the protagonists to deal with reality more effectively. This is one of the most impactful aspects of the movie, as it puts in the forefront the relationship between fantasy/desire and reality/obtainability: it is not so dichotomous that dreams are irrelevant to reality, but instead that these extraordinary experiences often impact the ordinary in important ways.
Well-shot with interesting camerawork, well-acted, and well-paced, the film checks all of the technical boxes. It also is engaging and the dialogue effectively alternates between insightful and witty. I'll add that the movie includes a scene that I would describe as one of the most brutally searing takedowns of a competing female I've ever seen.
Dreams is definitely a movie worth a watch.