by Perry Seibert
synopsis
American Dreamer stars JoBeth Wiliams as a bored housewife whose only excitement comes when she escapes into reading about Rebecca Ryan, the central character in a series of romantic thriller novels. She wins a writing contest and is awarded a trip to Paris. After suffering a head injury, she believes she really is Rebecca Ryan. The supporting cast includes Tom Conti as the man responsible for bringing her to her senses, and Giancarlo Giannini as a mysterious man whose actions help the housewife continue her delusion.
characteristics
- Wife
- Boredom
- Wives
- Head-injury
- Assumed Identities
- Romantic
- Writer
- Romance
- Trip
- In The Mood For Love
- Contest
- Amnesia
- Ghost-writer
- Americans Abroad
- Mistaken Identities
