DREAMS Movie Review

Kvinn Odrom
Journey into Autumn

Two women—one who owns a fashion photography studio (Eva Dahlbeck) and one who's a friend and model (Harriet Andersson)—make a trip to Göteborg to visit the studio-owner's former, now-married lover (Ulf Palme). The model, who herself is recovering from a broken engagement, unexpectedly finds herself wooed on the journey by a leering, huffing-and-puffing old consul (Gunnar Björnstrand). While the men in Dreams (also known as Journey into Autumn) all turn out to be jerks, Bergman seems uninterested as to why, and consequently the film has little impact or staying power beyond its considerable physical beauty. In fact, in a 1968 interview Bergman himself stated: “I don't remember much about Journey into Autumn.” To tell you the truth, neither do I.

NEXT STOP … Sawdust and Tinsel, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries

1955 86m/B SW Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Eva Dahlbeck, Ulf Palme; D: Ingmar Bergman; W:Ingmar Bergman; C: Hilding Bladh; M: Stuart Gorling.VHS, LV HMV, NLC