Past Film/Video | Classics

Dream Life

(La vie rêvée, Mireille Dansereau, 1972)

New Restoration

A close-up still of a woman with her face painted, in a pattern of green, orange, white, black, red, and yellow, to look like an ornate mask.
Feb 26, 2023 2:15 PM
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

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This stunning portrait of the interior lives of women reveals the limits of the early sexual revolution.

Aesthetically and narratively daring indie feature Dream Life follows two women who strike up a fast friendship while working at a film production company. Over the course of a sunny Montreal summer, the free-spirited pair support each other through challenges at work, family situations, and their evolving expectations of finding the perfect man. The first feature film directed by a woman in Quebec, this classic of 1970s feminist cinema and New Wave style is ripe for rediscovery. (90 mins., 2K DCP)

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Dream Life, courtesy of Arbelos Films.

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"Dansereau [finds] a language for women to explore their desires, their sexual identity, at a time when that kind of liberation was only in theory."
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Restored by Éléphant: mémoire du cinema québécois. An Arbelos Films release.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation 

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Past Film/Video

Dream Life

Feb 26, 2023 2:15 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

View our current COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member