The Dream (1966 film)

The Dream or Dream (Serbo-Croatian: San, Serbian Cyrillic: Сан) is a 1966 Yugoslav war film written and directed by Serbian director Puriša Đorđević. It is the second entry in Đorđević's wartime tetralogy, the other three being The Girl (1965), The Morning (1967) and Noon (1968).^[1] It belongs to the Yugoslav Black Wave movement. The film entered the competition at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.

The Dream
Directed by	Puriša Đorđević
Written by	Puriša Đorđević
Starring	Ljubiša Samardžić
Cinematography	Mihajlo Popović
Edited by	Mirjana Mitić
Release date	14 July 1966 (1966-07-14)
Running time	93 min
Country	SFR Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

Plot

During 1941, in the liberated cities of Čačak and Užice, a young man and a girl dream of a better future. Their plans are interrupted by the breakout of the war in Yugoslavia. However, in spite of German advances, the couple continues to dream knowing that dreams can never be taken away.

Cast

• Ljubiša Samardžić as Mali
• Mihajlo Janketić as boy
• Olivera Katarina as girl
• Mija Aleksić as gypsy
• Ljuba Tadić as Mile the Grek
• Siniša Ivetić as Heinrich
• Aleksandar Stojković as barber
• Bata Živojinović as Lazar
• Stole Aranđelović as soldier
• Faruk Begolli as Petar
• Viktor Starčić as orchestra conductor
• Karlo Bulić as professor
• Zoran Bečić
• Dušan Golumbovski as informant
• Radmila Guteša as Danica
• Svetolik Nikačević as the Judge
• Milutin Mićović as groom

Awards and honours

• Pula Film Festival, 1966 - Silver Arena for Best Film (Puriša Đorđević)^[2]
• Berlin International Film Festival, 1967 - Nominated for Best Film (Puriša Đorđević)^[3]

Legacy

The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities based on the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911–1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016. The Dream is also on that list.^[4]