The images and emotions of 'In A Dream' will stick with you.
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05/26/09
In a Dream (2009)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:19
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: This tender tribute to an obscure artist's work is both compelling and visually striking.
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: In the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of South Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrors—mosaics that were created by Isaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormented... [More]
Reviews for In a Dream
What’s onscreen is vivid and compelling, but the film only seems to tell part of the story.
04/09/09
The sheer visual impact of In a Dream is breathtaking.
07/03/09
Easily one of the most 'personal' documentaries I've ever had the pleasure to see.
03/19/08
When it works, it's well. When it doesn't, it seems unfocused and nearly loses our interest.
05/07/09
Almost too ready-made for a movie, this documentation of the lives of a troubled artist, his doting wife and his two grown sons should be dramatic and compelling, but comes across like a mockumentary of cinematic self-discovery.
04/10/09
The film's elements hum into a glorious experience, with its narrative as captivating as its visualization.
10/02/09
an artistic celebration of sorts -- with the emotional pain that can come with dedication, and maybe a little madness.
06/10/09
The eclectic beauty of Isaiah's complex, labor-intensive art form deserves more process-oriented dissection.
04/23/09
Top CriticEven in an era of 24-hour confessional TV, this look into complex emotions is gripping.
04/10/09
The tedious documentary In a Dream tells you much more than you could ever want to know about an ob scure Philadelphia artist called Isaiah Zagar.
04/10/09
Bursting with vivid home movies and loving appreciations of Isaiah’s artwork -- frenzied drawings and monumental mosaics in tile and mirror, many of which now beautify his Philadelphia neighborhood -- In a Dream abounds in visual pleasure.
04/10/09
Top CriticA captivating, honest and thoroughly engrossing documentary with plenty of wisdom, panache and stunning visuals.
04/12/09
A moving personal documentary.
12/05/08
In a Dream captures a family imploding. Their lives are laid bare, in broken bits, like the ceramic that Isaiah uses for his art, and they come together in In a Dream with sadness and beauty, rage and insight.
04/04/08
Thanks to some amazing archival material...and a little bit of filmmaking as fate, In a Dream blooms and then blossoms.
12/07/08
A grand gesture, an exercise in epic biography that explodes the intimate details of Isaiah's life and its effects on his family onto the screen.
08/08/09
Isaiah's work frequently rewards the camera's roving attention, but his self-absorption and lack of self-insight make him a sad subject even for as forgiving a study as In a Dream.
04/17/09
Call it forgiveness or codependency, but this highly personal film speaks to all of us in the universal languages of art and love.
06/12/09
An unusual and compelling documentary portrait of an artist of dazzling and colorful murals.
04/10/09
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