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Sweet Dreams
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Sweet Dreams

1981-09-10 · 100 min · ★ 7.1

Comedy · Drama

Michele is a young filmmaker frustrated by the lack of understanding his work receives and at odds with the film industry, especially a colleague making a musical on the '68 student protests. As he struggles to complete his own film about Freud's mother, Michele's insecurity and creative block manifest in a series of unsettling nightmares. Nanni Moretti's self-inquiry into cinema, political ennui, and men's relationships with their mothers.

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Directors
Nanni Moretti
Production companies
Opera Film Produzione, RAI
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nanni MorettiNanni MorettiMichele Apicella
Nicola Di PintoNicola Di PintoNicola
Laura MoranteLaura MoranteSilvia
Alessandro HaberAlessandro HaberGaetano
Remo RemottiRemo RemottiFreud
Piera Degli EspostiPiera Degli EspostiMadre di Michele
Gigio MorraGigio MorraGigio Cimino
Giampiero MughiniGiampiero MughiniPresentatore TV
Dario CantarelliDario Cantarellicritico
Tatti SanguinetiTatti Sanguinetiaiuto regista
Claudio SpadaroClaudio SpadaroClaudio
Miranda CampaMiranda Campa
Chiara Moretti
Sabina VannucchiSabina Vannucchi
Mario GarribaMario Garriba
Giovanna De Luca
Sara Di NepiSara Di Nepi
Livio GalassiLivio Galassi
Cristina Manni
Massimo Milazzo

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