Film Language Tag: dream sequence
A depiction of altered reality that is supposed to represent a character’s dreams or hallucinations. Also known as dream mode.
"Why Am I Me and Not You?", Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) watches Marion (Solveig Dommartin) dance alone at a Crime & the City Solution concert.
A Weird Dream, Wild Strawberries
Professor Isak Borg faces his own dead body in a nightmare.
Abuela Claudia, In the Heights
Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) passes away during the heat of the blackout.
Bath Scene, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nancy falls asleep in the bathtub.
Closing Sequence, Carrie
Sue is terrorized by dreams of Carrie.
Closing Sequence, Pan's Labyrinth
Ofelia makes the ultimate sacrifice and Vidal receives an appropriate punishment.
Come with Me, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner (Harry Baird) goes to a bar his first night in Paris and meets Miriam (Nicole Berger), whom he plans to go with to the beach the following day.
Damien's Dream, The Exorcist
Damien dreams about his mother and foresees her death.
Drunken Dreams, The Last Laugh
The drunk doorman dreams of having his health and job back.
Epilogue, La La Land
After five years of separation, Mia (Emma Stone) stumbles across Seb's (Ryan Gosling) jazz club.
Fascist Procession, Amarcord
The town turns out for the arrival of the local fascist federale.
Feelings Unspoken, Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) talks with a little girl named Angela.
Getting Tipsy, The Last Laugh
The doorman (Emil Jannings) has a few drinks as a trumpeter plays and starts to hallucinate about his old job.
Harry's Dream, The Conversation
Harry dreams about the woman from the tapes.
Hospital Hallucination, All That Jazz
Audrey, Katie, and Michelle are joined by women from Joe's past in a spectacular variety show that Joe imagines as he gets closer to death.
Hotel Daydreams, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner (Harry Baird) and Miriam (Nicole Berger) daydream about each other in their hotel bed.
Hotel Hallucination , Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) has a dream after he and Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano) have a fight in the hotel.
Il Gran Finale, Cabiria
Fulvius Axilla celebrates with Cabiria on their ship heading back to Rome.
Memories and Nightmares, Wonderful Days
Cade (Oh In Seong) remembers Shua (Choi Ji Hoon) from his youth and Shua has a nightmare.
Moloch and the Workers, Metropolis
Freder sees an accident occur in the underground city and sees visions of Moloch.
Mozart Won't Help, Vertigo
In the aftermath of Madeleine's (Kim Novak) death, Scottie (James Stewart) becomes practically catatonic.
Opening Sequence, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) dreams of himself escaping from a traffic jam and flying high in the sky.
Opening Sequence, Pumzi
35 years after The Water War, the Maitu community lives in contained cities and dreams are prohibited.
Rosemary's First Dream, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary falls asleep and her dreams intertwine with her neighbors' voices.
Rosemary's Second Dream, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary is drugged and slips between dreams and reality while she is assaulted by Satan.
Running to Make it Home, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) finally gets a date with Vanessa (Melissa Barrera), who dreams of leaving the barrio.
Sam's Escape, Brazil
With help from Archibald Tuttle (Robert De Niro), Sam (Jonathan Pryce) escapes torture at the hands of Jack Lint (Michael Palin).
Sex with a Man, Go Fish
Daria (Anastasia Sharp) is interrogated in a dream by a group of women who argue she isn't a lesbian.
Sleepwalking, Hereditary
In the middle of the night, Annie (Toni Collette) sleepwalks into Peter's (Alex Wolff) room.
Smushed by a Jet Engine, Donnie Darko
Donnie laughs hysterically as a montage of other characters plays out.
Soil Sample, Pumzi
Museum curator Asha (Kudzani Moswela) receives a soil sample which gives her visions of water.
T'Challa Confronts His Father, Black Panther
M'Baku, leader of the J'Abari tribe, brings Shuri, Ramonda, and Nakia to T'Challa's comatose body. They give him the heart-shaped herb and he confronts T'Chaka in the ancestral plane.
T'Challa's Vision, Black Panther
T'Challa is met by his father in the Ancestral plane after taking the heart-shaped herb.
The Cemetery, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) dreams of his mother (Giuditta Rissone), father (Annibale Ninchi), and wife Luisa (Anouk Aimée) in a cemetery.
The Dream, The Fly
The scene follows Ronnie (Geena Davis) as she undergoes an abortion, accompanied by Stathis (John Getz). Her uncertainty sets the tone within the setting of the hospital, as she is treated by a number of hospital workers; notably, the gynecologist. The scene ends as a large, writhing maggot is pulled from her womb, before Ronnie wakes up from her dream.
The Dream, The Fly
The scene follows Ronnie (Geena Davis) as she undergoes an abortion, accompanied by Stathis (John Getz). Her uncertainty sets the tone within the setting of the hospital, as she is treated by a number of hospital workers; notably, the gynecologist. The scene ends as a large, writhing maggot is pulled from her womb, before Ronnie wakes up from her dream.
The Man's Dream, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man (George O'Brien) has an unsettling dream.
Ventimiglia, The Conformist
Marcello is ordered to assassinate Professor Quadri.
Visions of Home, Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) dreams of his wife (Patrizia Terreno) and family in Russia.
What is Real, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Nancy falls asleep in class and dreams of Freddy.
