The Dreamers Movie Review 2003

A carnal odyssey among a trio of cinephiles set against the political background of the 1968 Paris student riots. Matthew (Pitt), an impressionable American student, meets flirtatious Isabelle (Green) and her twin brother Theo (Garrel) at a protest march. He soon joins the siblings at their apartment even though he's uncomfortable at their closeness. Matthew's inhibitions dissolve as he begins a sexual relationship with Isabelle while there's increasing friction with the volatile Theo. Eventually, Matthew begins to question the insularity of the twins' privileged world. Bertolucci's a meticulous craftsman but here it's in the service of a sometimes overwrought romanticism. Screenwriter Adair adapted from his novel "The Holy Innocents." Some subtitled French.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 115 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Romantic Triangles, Paris, Brothers & Sisters, Culture Clash, Sex & Sexuality, Period Piece: 1960s, Twins

Screenplay

Gilbert Adair

Cast

Michael Pitt, Robin Renucci, Anna Chancellor, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Florian Cadiou

Cinematography

Fabio Cianchetti

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Other

Stuart Wilson, Janice Ginsberg, Jacopo Quadri, Louise Stjernsward, Jean Rabasse

Producer

Jeremy Thomas, Recorded Pictures Company, Peninsular Films, Fiction, Fox Searchlight