Italy / Sep 06, 1981 / Venice Film Festival
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Michele criticizes the film industry and its inhabitants, and is particularly embattled with a Neapolitan director making a musical about the 1968 student demonstrations. At the same time, Michele has a creative block and struggles to finish his film titled "Freud’s Mother." Nanni Moretti’s self-inquiry into filmmaking, political ennui, and men’s relations with their mothers.
Main cast
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| Maria D'Incoronato | Secretary (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sogni d'oro |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Opera Film Produzione, RAI |
| Release date | 10 settembre 1981 |
| Executive producer | Manolo Bolognini |
| Production | Renzo Rossellini, Nanni Moretti |
| Writer | Nanni Moretti |
| Editing | Roberto Perpignani, Carlo D'Alessandro, Piera Gabutti |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo, Pierluigi Praturlon, Alessandro Ghiara, Mauro Anzelotti, Francesco Gagliardini, Silvano Tessicini |
| Assistant directors | Inigo Lezzi, Nanni Moretti, Eleonora Pallottini |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia |
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| Camera operators | Francesco Gagliardini, Pierluigi Praturlon, Alessandro Ghiara, Mauro Anzelotti, Silvano Tessicini, Franco Di Giacomo |
| Additional photography | Pierluigi Praturlon, Alessandro Ghiara, Mauro Anzelotti, Francesco Gagliardini, Silvano Tessicini, Franco Di Giacomo |
| Production design | Gianni Sbarra, Paolo Schiavetti |
| Art direction | Gianni Sbarra, Paolo Schiavetti |
| Set decoration | Gianni Sbarra, Paolo Schiavetti |
| Music | Franco Piersanti, Franco Borni, Gianfranco Plenizio, Massimo Anzellotti, Fausto Ancillai, Donato Ungaro, Decio Trani, Luciano Anzellotti |
| Sound | Franco Borni, Gianfranco Plenizio, Massimo Anzellotti, Fausto Ancillai, Donato Ungaro, Decio Trani, Luciano Anzellotti, Franco Piersanti |
| Costume design | Lia Francesca Morandini, Jole Cecchini, Gloria Fava |
| Makeup | Gloria Fava, Jole Cecchini, Lia Francesca Morandini |
| Hairstyling | Jole Cecchini, Gloria Fava, Lia Francesca Morandini |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Nov 01, 1995 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Argentina / Apr 07, 1999 / Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Poland / Jul 23, 2016 / New Horizons Film Festival
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Germany / Feb 18, 2023 / Berlin International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 10, 1981
Portugal / Jan 24, 1986
France / Apr 03, 1991
TV
Germany / Nov 10, 1991
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