Dreaming Under Capitalism
6.7
We know what labour wreaks on the body, but what less visible imprint does it leave on the unconscious? The nights of twelve dreamers – sometimes recounted in front of the camera, sometimes with a voice-over that accompanies shots of office buildings or urban worksites – reveal how the capitalist system invades the modern-day psyche. Long shots of edifices with smooth surfaces and sheer edges instil a deceptive gentleness. Zombies, corpses, mummies, ghosts, skulls sliced open like an egg and emptied by spoonfuls… The images follow one after the other, no two alike, but the editing organises a gradation towards the vampirism and an insidious passage from night to day, from dreams to real working life.
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Sophie Bruneau Director · Hichame Alaouié Cinematographer Johan Legraie Cinematographer
First release March 23, 2018 · Produced in Belgium · Original title Rêver sous le capitalisme
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Belgium
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Languages
Original title
Rêver sous le capitalisme
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 23, 2018
Premiere · Cinema du Réel festival
France · December 12, 2018
Theatrical
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