The 55th Essay: Wild Strawberries (1957, Sweden)

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Are dreams messages about the future, or merely illusions that mislead us? Since ancient times, people have questioned their meaning. Aesop’s tales of “true dreams” and “inverse dreams” capture this ambiguity. Wild Strawberries follows an elderly doctor of great achievement who, after a disturbing dream, begins to reflect on his life. Through encounters on a journey and the revival of past memories, he confronts emotions and relationships long overlooked. As dream and reality, past and present intertwine, the film quietly asks what it means to live a fulfilled life—offering a profound meditation on loneliness and renewal.

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Director, Kayukawa Clinic, Yuhei Kayukawa, M.D. >