US EditionMovie Review: Immigration, Sex and Power in Erotic Thriller ‘Dreams,’ with Jessica Chastain
The film uses a tempestuous affair to explore U.S.-Mexico immigration and class struggles, with shifting power dynamics central to the narrative, opening this week.
- On Friday, Greenwich Entertainment releases Dreams in limited/select theaters, starring Jessica Chastain in the torrid erotic thriller directed by Mexican writer-director Michel Franco; the film remains unrated by the Motion Picture Association.
- Michel Franco, Mexican writer-director, opens the film on a semitruck of migrants, including Fernando, framing the story through ballet and sparse exposition to probe money, class, and the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Fernando reappears at the San Francisco Ballet and earns a starring role on merit after impressing during Swan Lake rehearsals, with Isaac Hernández praised as a transcendent dancer.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intervenes during rehearsal as Jennifer searches by flying to Mexico City, talking to Fernando's parents, and hiring a private investigator.
- The movie positions itself to probe U.S.-Mexico relations and class, as Franco juxtaposes migrant workers vs wealthy elites to examine power, though critics say it often leaves viewers in the dark.
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Movie review: Ballet-themed erotic drama 'Dreams' dissipates in finale
Mexican writer/director Michel Franco explores the dynamics of money, class and the border through the spiky, unsettling erotic drama “Dreams,” starring Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández, a Mexican ballet dancer and actor.
Ballet-themed erotic drama ‘Dreams’ stumbles
Mexican writer/director Michel Franco explores the dynamics of money, class and the border through the spiky, unsettling erotic drama “Dreams,” starring Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández, a Mexican ballet dancer and actor.
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Movie Review: Immigration, sex and power in erotic thriller ‘Dreams,’ with Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain stars alongside ballet dancer Isaac Hernández in “Dreams,” about a torrid affair between a San Francisco socialite and an immigrant.
Interview: Jessica Chastain, Michel Franco, and Isaac Hernandez discuss the intense drama Dreams
Director Michel Franco has been building quite the resume of projects since his films New Order and Sundown, with our own Chris Bumbray giving his 2023 movie Memory a perfect 10. After the gut-wrenching drama, Franco has reunited with star Jessica Chastain on the new film, Dreams. Just as affecting as Memory, Dreams opens in theaters and offers a unique perspective on a very timely topic. Dreams follows the secret affair of wealthy socialite Jen…
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