I haven't had the chance to see or read 'The Iceman Comet', unfortunately. But from what you say, there is a kind of allegory of life in this work. Some people do not live but live an eternal dream, where they want and have hope, but do nothing to achieve what they want. Some spaces can often be that bar from which we do not allow ourselves to leave, our comfort zone, where more than living, we vegetate. To live without dreams represents the loss of hope, of the future, a premature death of the human being. Dreams, even if they are impossible, allow the human being to continue in a life that does everything to wake us up and make us put our feet on the ground. As always, delighted with your review, @honeydue.