This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ghost town submerged in the local reservoir and a creepy apple orchard, Claire's disturbing visions baffle the police and eventually lead to her confinement in an insane asylum. As the killer's fantasies continue to haunt her, Claire realizes she must succumb to her link with his twisted psyche if she is to escape from the hospital, track him down, and put an end to the madness.
Jordan's direction captures his heroine's horrific nightmares and the autumnal New England locales brilliantly, while Bening attacks her role with ferocious gusto. The film's uniquely rich, color-saturated look comes courtesy of cinematographer Darius Khondji. Jordan wrote the screenplay with Bruce Robinson (WITHNAIL & I), adapted from the novel DOLL'S EYES by Bari Wood, and longtime Jordan collaborator Stephen Rea costars as Claire's doubtful psychiatrist.
Neil Jordan's IN DREAMS features a fairytale-influenced twist on the serial killer formula.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
1 Side/Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Cast & Crew Biographies
Trailer - Theatrical
Cast & Crew Biographies
Photo Galleries
Production Notes
Art Director
Martin Laing:
Director of Photography
Darius Khondji: Cinematographer
Production Designer
Nigel Phelps: Production Designer, PEARL HARBOR (2001)
Source Writer
Bari Wood: AUTHOR
Special Makeup Effects
Bill Johnson: Special Makeup Effects, Special Effects, Makeup
Review 1:
"...Neil Jordan has directed it furiously, with a lush, insinuating visual style that gets right under the skin..."
Source: New York Times
p.E14 01/15/1999
Review 2:
"...[Bening] is terrific....There are also solid performances from THE CRYING GAME's Stephen Rea and Aidan Quinn....[Jordan] is a talented filmmaker, and his hauntingly eerie approach seems fresh..."
Source: USA Today
p.8E 01/15/1999