Dreams (2025)

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Johanne documents her intense crush on her french teacher. Her mother, grandmother end up reading these intimate writings. They're both horrified by the contents but taken by the powerful writing and story. Johanne navigates romantic ideals vs reality, exploring emotions of self-discovery, love, sexuality.

Cast

  • Ella Øverbye
  • Selome Emnetu
  • Ane Dahl Torp
  • Anne Marit Jacobsen
  • Andrine Sæther
  • Ingrid Giæver
  • Lars Jacob Holm
  • Nadia Bonnevie
  • Ella Bothner-By
  • Brynjar Åbel Bandlien
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Audiences are captivated by this film's authentic portrayal of first love, with reviewers praising its ability to capture the intense vulnerability and beauty of unrequited feelings. The cafe scene emerges as a standout moment that brilliantly illustrates how love distorts our perception, while viewers appreciate the film's focus on emotional authenticity over traditional romantic tropes.
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Metacritic

75
Sep 5, 2025

A story of hazy memories that’s also a city symphony, Dreams elegantly captures the disorienting rush of first love and the frustrations and anguish that stem from romantic fantasies colliding with reality.

Metacritic review by Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Slant Magazine
80
Jul 30, 2025

At its best, Dreams is intimate and contemplative, anchored by Overbye’s dreamy voiceover and performance. The second half loses some of that purpose.

Tara Brady
The Irish Times
80
Feb 19, 2025

This is an amiably talky film, and yet I never for a moment considered that the central relationship was being presented with anything less than seriousness, and there is much dry comedy to be enjoyed.

Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian