Life Is a Dream
1987, French. Directed by Raúl Ruiz.
A baroque mix of revolutionary politics, pop culture and semiotics loosely based on the play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. A young prince learns that life is just a dream from which we wake when we die. And that dreams may be as real as life.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 15 September 1987
- Original title
- Mémoire des apparences
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Raúl Ruiz
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Life Is a Dream runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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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 15 September 1987. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life Is a Dream?
If you liked Life Is a Dream, try Nine Days, Mood Indigo, The Shepherd.
Who directed Life Is a Dream?
Life Is a Dream (1987) was directed by Raúl Ruiz and stars Sylvain Thirolle, Roch Leibovici, Bénédicte Sire.