Sweet Dreams

Sep 10, 1981

1h 40m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Opera Film Produzione

RAI

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Cast

Michele Apicella

Nanni Moretti

Nicola

Nicola Di Pinto

Silvia

Laura Morante

Gaetano

Alessandro Haber

Freud

Remo Remotti

Madre di Michele

Piera Degli Esposti

Gigio Cimino

Gigio Morra

Presentatore TV

Giampiero Mughini

critico

Dario Cantarelli

aiuto regista

Tatti Sanguineti

Claudio

Claudio Spadaro

Miranda Campa

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