Life Is a Dream
Life Is a Dream
1972, Danish. Directed by Franz Ernst.
A film about extreme mental states and psychiatry, but also an incredibly simple, warm, and honest film about four people who talk about their situation and what it is like to be admitted to a state hospital. The participants are staff and patients at the state hospital in Glostrup.
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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- Released
- 1 January 1972
- Original title
- Livet er en drøm
- Country
- Denmark
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Life Is a Dream runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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Which OTT platform is Life Is a Dream on?
Life Is a Dream isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1972. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life Is a Dream?
If you liked Life Is a Dream, try Extremis, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, The Class of ‘92.
Who directed Life Is a Dream?
Life Is a Dream (1972) was directed by Franz Ernst.