The Secret Life of Daydreams

Dec 1, 2024

0h 20m

★ 9.0

A Dream. A Wish. A Promise.

Overview

An aspiring young actress trying to break into the film industry crosses paths with a miserable arthouse filmmaker to produce a film which manages to challenge both of their resolve to survive in the film industry.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Parcstar Assembly

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Cast

Lara Sarasvati

Ilona Tjandrakara

James Royce

Julio Rionaldo

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

3.2

Down in Paris

Mar 2, 2022

Richard, a 40-year-old filmmaker conquered by an unexplained anxiety attack, lets go of his current shoot and wanders through nocturnal Paris, in search of answers, solace and inspiration. During this sleepless night, at random encounters, sometimes warm, sometimes disturbing, crossing foreign figures, unknown bodies or familiar faces, Richard will face his fears and question his deep desires... until dawn.

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0.0

Soaring Wings

Sep 29, 2024

For the movie-loving Maya, one thing is certain: the story of her young married friend Togor, who returns to her family broken after being mistreated by her new husband, must be told. But not everyone in the small Indian village is happy about her film project.

8.0

The Shark Is Broken

Oct 16, 2025

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors—theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider—are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.

6.8

The Flower of My Secret

Sep 22, 1995

Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.

7.6

The Fabelmans

Nov 11, 2022

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

8.5

By Player

Dec 2, 2000

The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.

6.8

The Parallax View

Jun 14, 1974

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

9.0

Untitled Summer Film Project

Jan 4, 2023

A group of high school boys attempt to create a movie during the summer before college starts and before they go their separate ways.

4.3

Vortex

Jun 1, 1967

A beautiful young woman Hana Angelousi is lured aboard the yacht of a man who is trying to break the spell that turns men into stone. An updated version of the legend of Perseus and Medusa.

7.0

A Dirty Carnival

Oct 17, 2006

A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

7.7

Extro

Apr 20, 2019

Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas, through a piercing study of a 63-year-old extra. Utilizing mockumentary stylings, this ambitious film forms a compelling commentary on the aspirations that shape film production and the feelings that a simple, ho-hum life can evoke.

7.6

Jigarthanda DoubleX

Nov 10, 2023

A notorious gangster is incited to transform into a film hero and opts for a filmmaker and their project descends into a scenario they had never anticipated.

6.4

Black Bear

Dec 4, 2020

At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

7.5

Play It Again, Sam

May 4, 1972

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

5.2

Alistair1918

Jul 21, 2015

A social work grad student’s film project on L.A. homelessness becomes something quite other when she and her friends encounter a man claiming to be from another time and place.

The Secret Life of Daydreams

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