The Dreamers

60% of critics liked it

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Michael Pitt, Eva Green
In theaters Feb 06, 2004
NC-17, 1 hr. 56 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Robin Renucci, Anna Chancellor, Florian Cadiou, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jean-Pierre Léaud
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Rated: NC-17
Running Time: 1 hr. 56 min.
Genre: Drama
Theater Release: Feb 06, 2004
DVD Release: Jul 13, 2004
Synopsis: Veteran Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci directs the erotic drama The Dreamers, adapted from the novel The Holy Innocents: A Romance by Gilbert Adair. American student Matthew (Michael Pitt) is studying in Paris during the politically turbulent late '60s. The story begins in 1968 with the firing of Henri Langlois, the founder of the French Cinémathèque. At a protest demonstration, Matthew meets cinema-obsessed Isabelle (Eva Green) and her twin brother, Theo (Louis Garrel). When their

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out
    A real pleasure. More...
  • Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
    Exhilarating. More...
  • Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
    Swept away by the intensity of the characters' movie debates and sexual games, Bertolucci often recaptures the film-besotted spirit of the period. More...
  • Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
    Ambitious and uneven, visceral and pungent. More...
  • Rex Reed, New York Observer
    A film about youth and passion that seems old and passionless. More...
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
    Its nostalgia and narcissism are ultimately two versions of the same thing, and neither can reopen cross-cultural channels. Instead they keep this story stuck in the past, frozen and intact and irrelevant. More...
  • Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
    A rare movie made by and for adults, haunts its watcher for some time, despite its shortcomings. More...
  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
    The entire film is a charged sensory experience -- a cinematic turn-on. More...
  • Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
    It is a well-made film in many ways, but I found in the callowness of these youths nothing to admire. More...
  • Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
    The Dreamers makes its point with clips of old films. And yes, there is quite a bit of sex and nudity. More...