Comedy ·Drama · Italy · 1981 · 1h 40m

Sweet Dreams

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Director
Nanni Moretti
Cast
Nanni Moretti as Michele Apicella Nicola Di Pinto as Nicola Laura Morante as Silvia Alessandro Haber as Gaetano Remo Remotti as Freud Piera Degli Esposti as Madre di Michele
Crew
Franco Di Giacomo — Director of Photography Roberto Perpignani — Editor Franco Piersanti — Original Music Composer Nanni Moretti — Screenplay Nanni Moretti — Story Renzo Rossellini — Producer
Synopsis

Michele criticizes the film industry and its inhabitants, and is particularly embattled with a Neapolitan director making a musical about the 1968 student demonstrations. At the same time, Michele has a creative block and struggles to finish his film titled "Freud’s Mother." Nanni Moretti’s self-inquiry into filmmaking, political ennui, and men’s relations with their mothers.

Mood & Themes
filmmaking
Key Collaborators
Nanni Moretti Director Franco Di Giacomo Director of Photography Roberto Perpignani Editor Franco Piersanti Original Music Composer Nanni Moretti Screenplay Nanni Moretti Story Renzo Rossellini Producer Nanni Moretti Producer Gianni Sbarra Production Design Lia Francesca Morandini Costume Design
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