Dreams (Sex Love)

Teenage Johanne pours her intense feelings for her teacher onto the page. When her mother and grandmother discover her writing, they are shocked by its content yet delighted by the girl’s literary talent. What part of these notes is truth, and what part is youthful fantasy?

Haugerud’s protagonist is seventeen-year-old Johanne, who is infatuated with her teacher. Her fast-paced emotional education leads to homework she assigns herself: Johanne writes an intimate account of love and desire. The winner of this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the film is a warm and tender – and at times painful – chronicle of first love. At the same time, it is an unashamedly romantic and insightful portrayal of contemporary discourses on love. Dreams is an intergenerational conversation about feelings and desires, as well as a rare art-house cinema portrayal of a supportive, protective family.

Description provided by the distributor: New Horizons Association

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