The Dreamers
2004
Bernardo Bertolucci's THE DREAMERS centres on three university students who adore the Cinematheque Francaise, and are fascinated by '60s culture--the music of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, the films of Jean-Luc Godard, and the writings of Susan Sontag and Chairman Mao. Their philosophical conversations about sexuality, love, .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Robin Renucci |
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| Director | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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The Dreamers
Bernardo Bertolucci's THE DREAMERS centres on three university students who adore the Cinematheque Francaise, and are fascinated by '60s culture--the music of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, the films of Jean-Luc Godard, and the writings of Susan Sontag and Chairman Mao. Their philosophical conversations about sexuality, love, politics, activism, and the Vietnam War; and their daily activities--going to the cinema, protesting in support of Henri Langlois, lounging around naked, and smoking dope--are a realistic reflection of the mood and energy of that era.
The plot involves Parisians Theo (Louis Garrel) and Isa (Eva Green), a brother-sister team with a strangely intimate connection. They befriend their American classmate Matthew (Michael Pitt), and invite him to stay at their apartment for a month while their parents are away on holiday. The trio are so engrossed by their film studies that they act out scenes in an ongoing game of trivia, referencing classics like Sam Fuller's SHOCK CORRIDOR, Godard's BANDE A PART, and Frank Tashlin's THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT. They challenge each other through mind games, deeply personal discussions, and sexual dares. Outside their sheltered apartment, the streets are teaming with violence leading up to the May 1968 Paris uprising. Nouvelle Vague icon Bertolucci weaves clips from classic films into this artful and entertaining movie, while a hard-rock '60s soundtrack adds a palpable edginess.
| Starring | Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Robin Renucci, Anna Chancellor, jean-Pierre Leaud |
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| Director | Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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The Dreamers is Bernardo Bertolucci's penetrating look at how youthful rebellion determined to exact social and moral change during the revolutionary spring of 1968. When French twins Louis Garrel and Eva Green invite American fellow student Michael Pitt to stay at their parents' Paris apartment, they test each other's cinematic, emotional, sexual and political ideals to see how far they will go. The fact the trio are film fanatics enables Bertolucci to explore a cineaste edge to their passions, and the vintage film clips — from A Bout de Souffle and Blonde Venus to The Girl Can't Help It and Freaks — give the drama further stylish resonance. Pitt is wonderful as the sexually awakened naif who slowly comes to terms with Euro sophistication and the Blowin' in the Wind tenor of the times. Erotically explicit and unrestrained, this is a stunning return to form from the taboo-challenging director of Last Tango in Paris.
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Set against the background of the riots that shook France, this intimate drama of a ménage a trois conjures the heady atmosphere of the times and a move from adolescent self-absorption to political action.
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42 out of 61 people found this review helpful
The first truly great film that I've seen in quite a while. A beautiful study of 1960's Paris about innocence, discovery and the power of the cinema. Be warned that the film is very explicit and that some scenes may shock, so definitely not one to watch with your Gran. "The Dreamers" is however a brave, challenging and unique film that I would recommend to anyone who is tired with the usual formulaic tosh turned out by Hollywood.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
A turning point in my life.
This film is brilliant. Someone came up to me the other day and started talking about modern cinema. We spoke about new and old films, then she mentioned 'The Dreamers', and told me it was degenerate and that she had been disgusted by the nudity and sex. I flipped.... Violence or sex???? I wonder. People who are disgusted by the body and it's functions are repressed, this film is beautiful. I find violence disgusting, but somehow cinema and society have accepted violence far more willingly than they have sex and nudity. Anyway the point is, please don't watch this film with a conventional mind (that's if you have one to start with), drop all your preconceptions and enjoy. RENT IT NOW.... 'La Mere....'
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