| Land of Dreams | |
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| Directed by | Jan Troell |
| Written by | Jan Troell |
| Produced by | Göran Setterberg |
| Starring | Rollo May Ingvar Carlsson Tage Erlander |
| Cinematography | Jan Troell |
| Music by | Tom Wolgers |
| Distributed by | Swedish Film Institute |
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Running time | 184 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Languages | Swedish English |
Land of Dreams is a 1988 Swedish essay film by Jan Troell. Its original Swedish title is Sagolandet, which means "The land of tales". Through a series of reportages from contemporary Sweden, Troell uses the film to ponder on the country's transformation since his childhood, into a society he argues has become permeated by rationality at the expense of creativity. Interweaved with the reportages are conversations with the American existential psychologist Rollo May, the politician Ingvar Carlsson soon before he became the prime minister of Sweden, and former prime minister Tage Erlander. Filming took place from 1983 to 1986.[1]