Tag: Josefien
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‘Sweet Dreams,’ Ena Sendijarevic’s Lush, Sardonic, Locarno Prize-Winning Satire of Colonial Decline, Drops Trailer Ahead of Toronto Premiere (Exclusive)
Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević’s Locarno prizewinner “Sweet Dreams,” a droll satire set on a sugar plantation in colonial-era Indonesia, has released its first trailer. Athens-based production and sales outfit Heretic has given Variety exclusive access ahead of the film’s North American premiere in the Centerpiece section of the Toronto Film Festival (see below).“Sweet Dreams” is…
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‘Sweet Dreams’ Review: A Twisted Historical Fairy Tale in Search of Emotional Stakes
Two-thirds of the way into Ena Sendijarević’s stylized sophomore feature “Sweet Dreams”, a heavily pregnant white Dutch colonialist, Josefien (Lisa Zweerman), is attempting to relieve some pent-up hormonal tension by straddling her bedpost and getting herself off. It is at this exact moment that an Indonesian housegirl, Siti (Hayati Azis), walks in bearing a jug…