Sweet Dreams
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1981-09-10
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
95
Vote Average
7.1
Nanni Moretti
Michele Apicella
Nicola Di Pinto
Nicola
Laura Morante
Silvia
Alessandro Haber
Gaetano
Remo Remotti
Freud
Piera Degli Esposti
Madre di Michele
Gigio Morra
Gigio Cimino
Giampiero Mughini
Presentatore TV
Dario Cantarelli
critico
Tatti Sanguineti
aiuto regista
Claudio Spadaro
Claudio
Miranda Campa
Chiara Moretti
Sabina Vannucchi
Mario Garriba
Giovanna De Luca
Sara Di Nepi
Livio Galassi
Cristina Manni
Massimo Milazzo
Adriana Pecorelli
Oreste Rotundo
Vincenzo Salemme
Mario Monaci Toschi
Maria D'Incoronato
Secretary (uncredited)
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6.1
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8.0
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