Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nanni Moretti
Michele Apicella
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nanni Moretti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sweet Dreams is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
