Dreams Beyond Memory Explained

Dreams Beyond Memory
Director:Andrzej Markiewicz
Producer:Don Haig
Anthony Kramreither
Starring:George Touliatos
Lisa Schrage
Maruska Stankova
Cinematography:Karol Ike
Editing:Michael Manne
Studio:Brightstar Films
Film Arts
Miramax
Telefilm Canada
Runtime:93 min.
Country:Canada
Language:English

Dreams Beyond Memory is a Canadian drama film, directed by Andrzej Markiewicz and released in 1987.[1] The film stars George Touliatos as George, an older man whose relationship with his companion Olga (Maruska Stankova) is complicated when he meets Jennifer (Lisa Schrage), a young woman who reminds him of his late wife.[1]

Film critic Jay Scott panned the film, calling it a "technically deficient film" which played "soggy games about loss, illusion and memory that are as predictable as they are soporific". He opined that Piotr Lysak, who had a small non-speaking role in the film as George's younger self in flashbacks, was the actor who had the most to be thankful for in the entire film.[2]

Stankova received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Genie Awards.[3]

Notes and References

  1. "Dreams is like a twisted nightmare". Toronto Star, December 4, 1987.
  2. "Concrete Angels; World Drums; Dreams Beyond Memory". The Globe and Mail, December 10, 1987.
  3. "Un zoo and Mermaids top Genie nominations". Toronto Star, February 17, 1988.