“ What Dreams May Come ” ( What Dreams May Come ) is Vincent Ward's fantastic melodrama , based on the book of the same name by Richard Matheson . The film was awarded the Academy Award for best visual effects.
| Where dreams come from | |
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| What Dreams May Come | |
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| Genre | parable , fiction , drama |
| Producer | Vincent Ward |
| Producer | Barnet bane Ronald bass Alan S. Blomkvist |
| Author script | Richard Matheson Ronald bass |
| In the main cast | Robin Williams Annabella Schiorra |
| Operator | |
| Composer | Michael cayman Ennio Morricone Alfred Schnittke Mark Snow |
| Film company | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Duration | 113 minutes |
| Budget | $ 85 million [1] |
| Fees | $ 55,382,927 [1] |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | |
| Year | 1998 |
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Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Awards and nominations
- 4 reviews
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Story
Chris and Annie met on vacation. Having fallen in love, they created a family in which a son and daughter later appeared. But one day they lose both children in a car accident at once. Annie is depressed, and Chris is trying to forget, surrendering to the profession of pediatric doctor.
Years later, Chris also gets into a car accident and dies. His soul goes to heaven.
After some time, Annie commits suicide, unable to stand complete loneliness. Due to the commission of mortal sin, her soul goes to hell. Having learned about this, Chris’s soul sets off in search of his wife.
Cast
- Robin Williams - Chris Nielsen
- Annabella Schiorra - Annie Collins-Nielsen
- Kyuba Gooding Jr. - False Albert Lewis / The Soul of Ian Nielsen
- Max von Sydow - Carrier / Real Albert Lewis
- Jessica Brooks Grant - Mary Nielsen
- Josh Paddock - Ian Nielsen
- Rosalind Chao - Leona / Soul Mary Nielsen
- Werner Herzog - Face
Awards and nominations
- 1999 - Oscar Award - Best Visual Effects
- 1999 - nomination for an Oscar - The best work of a production designer
- 1999 - Satellite Award - Best Visual Effects
Reviews
The film received mixed reviews from film critics [2] [3] . The film has a 54% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website, which is based on 69 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 5.62 out of 10 [4] . On Metacritic - 44 points out of 100 based on 25 reviews [5] .
Roger Ebert rated the film at 3.5 stars out of four [6] . The critic called the film exciting and very beautiful, but regretted that pushing the viewer to an emotional edge, the film does not push him further. According to Ebert, the film could turn out better, but, despite the shortcomings, it is a film that should be cherished [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Dreams May Come.htm “Where Dreams May Come” on Box Office Mojo
- ↑ Stephen Holden. Apparently, the Afterlife Is Anything but Dead . The New York Times (2 October 1998). - Review. Circulation date May 13, 2019.
- ↑ Michael O'Sullivan. 'Dreams': Heaven Help Us . Washington Post (October 2, 1998). - Review. Circulation date May 13, 2019.
- ↑ Where Dreams May Come ( Rotten Tomatoes)
- ↑ Where Dreams Bring (English) to Metacritic
- ↑ 1 2 Roger Ebert. What Dreams May Come . RogerEbert.com (October 2, 1998). - Review. Circulation date May 13, 2019.