Sweet Dreams (2001) User Reviews

Sweet Dreams - Slovenian way

[Neitz · 10/10 · 17 December 2001]

Egon (Janko Mandic) is a poor thin child who more then anything in the world wants a record player. His mother, played by Veronika Drolc, presents a great problem - she is histerical and mentally ill, living with her old mother who is old fashioned in every way. Tough, ha? Well, don`t underestimate power of teenagers - Egon gets himself through all the normal and strange problems that he has and finnaly gets his reward. His dreams are sweet, but sad and full of pain at the same time. Scriptwriter Miha Mazzini and director Saso Podgorsek have done a wonderfull job bringing "old socialistic Slovenia" back to life and Sladke sanje is a nice portrait of times that are so gone but still in minds of our parents, uncles, grandmothers...Forever here somewhere. Like dreams.

Testament to a lost world...

[Autonome · 10/10 · 20 December 2004]

An authentic, slice of life type of film which serves as a document of a world which has largely disappeared. It also serves as a testament to known, institutional child abuse which to this day has not been brought to justice; and ordinary people who are corrupted every day in the demeaning, oppressive struggle to survive in the former regime.

A complete and unbiased presentation of the reality of the day. It is at the same time humorous, horrible, inspiring and depressing.

The cinematography, like many Slovenian films, is striking, classical, yet subtle. A soviet or eastern traditional film style with a modern polish that is a very satisfying contrast to Hollywood.

I saw this film at the NSK State in Time/Slovene Avant Garde exhibit in Seattle, November, 2004.

Thank You, Miha.