Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco has always made quiet, contemplative films to tremendous acclaim, such as his 2012 breakout drama After Lucia which won the Un Certain Regard at Cannes. But his last two movies, Sundown (reviewed here) and Memory (reviewed here) have attracted the most attention of his career, and that has cranked up the excitement for his latest, Dreams, starring Jessica Chastain. Too bad it’s still without a release date.
A new international trailer offers our best look at Dreams, which stars Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, and Marsha Bell. Franco directs and writes the screenplay.
SYNOPSIS: Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer (Jessica Chastain), a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures— and the life she has built.
The film premiered at Berlin earlier this year, where it received strong early reviews. Greenwich Entertainment has the distribution right, so hopefully we’ll hear more about a release date soon.
