Land of Dreams (1988)
- Original title
- Sagolandet
- Directed by
- Jan Troell
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 3h 05m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a documentary essay where the director reflects on how Sweden has changed from his childhood to the 1980s. He interviews a psychologist, a future prime minister, and a former prime minister while showing reportages from around the country.
contemplativepersonalreflectiveepisodicobservationalmildly nostalgicthoughtfulunhurried
What happens
Land of Dreams is a 1988 Swedish essay film by Jan Troell. Its original Swedish title is Sagolandet, which means "The land of tales". Through a series of reportages from contemporary Sweden, Troell uses the film to ponder on the country's transformation since his childhood, into a society he argues has become permeated by rationality at the expense of creativity. Interweaved with the reportages are conversations with the American existential psychologist Rollo May, the politician Ingvar Carlsson soon before he became the prime minister of Sweden, and former prime minister Tage Erlander. Filming took place from 1983 to 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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