Sweet Dreams

1981 · directed by Nanni Moretti

Rating

70/100

Hit

no

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.

Sweet Dreams (1981), directed by Nanni Moretti, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Nanni Moretti
• Nicola Di Pinto
• Laura Morante
• Alessandro Haber
• Remo Remotti
• Piera Degli Esposti
• Gigio Morra
• Giampiero Mughini
• Dario Cantarelli
• Tatti Sanguineti

Crew

• Franco Di Giacomo — Director of Photography
• Roberto Perpignani — Editor
• Franco Piersanti — Original Music Composer
• Nanni Moretti — Screenplay

More from Nanni Moretti

1. Santiago, Italia (2018) — 83/100 · hit
2. The Son's Room (2001) — 80/100 · hit
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
4. Bianca (1984) — 74/100
5. The Mass Is Ended (1985) — 73/100
6. Ecce Bombo (1978) — 72/100

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