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Diary of Forbidden Dreams

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Fleeing a rapist, a woman finds a wealth of unusual material for her diary when she seeks refuge at an isolated villa.
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Jay Cocks TIME Magazine 02/04/2019
Polanski inexplicably uses all the absurdist conventions that he mocked so deftly in Cul de Sac. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times 03/27/2013
The girl, the villa and the performances are beautiful enough to bridge those sequences when the film, like its heroine, seems searching for explanations that will never be found. Go to Full Review
Chris Petit Time Out 03/27/2013
All suitably throwaway, it's held together by our own curiosity and Polanski's obvious delight in observing such strange goings-on in rich summer villas. Go to Full Review
Ted Mahar Oregonian Jan 22
Polanski's wit has generally fared badly here. While many bizarre episodes are implied in "Dreams," nothing spectacularly raunchy, exciting or, frankly, humorous is shown. Go to Full Review
John Simon Esquire Magazine 07/23/2020
Confirms me in the belief that this gifted film maker is the sad victim of his supreme lack of discipline. Go to Full Review
Judith Crist Texas Monthly 06/11/2020
Polanski and his pals may have had a fine time cavorting around the villa but it's not catching on a 112 minutes of film. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone May 26 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more harsh c 04/06/2018 Sad showcase of #MeToo scenarios See more 04/19/2014 This is where it starts getting wonky. See more 03/27/2013 The story stumbles awkwardly from one nipple to the implausible next, with very little interest for what's in between. In all fairness I've never really found the sternum all that interesting either, especially in comparison to tits, but the end result is a mess. Characters and drama are sold upstream for butt cheeks and belly buttons. You almost wish they would have gone for straight porn instead of walking a cheek reddening line between, "I'm here to fix your pipes" and "Hell is other people". Should you watch this movie, only if you hate women. There are worse thing in life, like: Sticking your tongue in a paper shredder. Filling your nose with someone else's boogers. Being buried alive in a coffin full of starving hagfish, in heat. See more 02/06/2013 Divertida comedia absurda con tintes casi surrealistas, es una de las mas olvidadas peliculas de Roman Polanski, que obviamente no se encuentra dentro de sus mejores logros pero es un gusto personal. Me encanto el uso constante de deja-vu's. A Sydne Rome la encuentro muy guapa y carismatica en su papel (80% de la pelicula sale en calzones y con una pierna pintada de azul) y Marcello Mastroniani, hilarante, interpreta a un hedonista que gusta de verstirse de tigre como perversión. Hace años que la vi y no la encuentro por ningun lado :( , si tienen oportunidad de verla, no la desperdicien. See more 10/07/2011 Polanski stops his suspenseful genius; he needed solid material either to adapt or to create in order to solidify his genre talents. However, like few directors dare to do in their lifetime, he throws the towel and decides to embark on a journey of the perverted and surreal. "What if I decide to challenge people to enter into my mind realm?" And so, he begins to dig the rabbit's hole as deep as he felt the pleasure to! Mocking himself, laughing at clichés, revealing Mastroianni's campiness, <i>Che?</i> is born and it is an absolute freaking blast! Like a hard slap on your viewing and moral habits! 98/100 See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fleeing a rapist, a woman finds a wealth of unusual material for her diary when she seeks refuge at an isolated villa.
Director
Roman Polanski
Screenwriter
Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 3, 2016
Runtime
1h 34m
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