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The Dreamers

2003
NC-17
1h 55m

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Louis Garrel, Michael Pitt, and Eva Green in The Dreamers (2003)

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In 1968 Paris, film-loving twins Theo and Isabelle befriend American student Matthew during student protests. While their parents travel, they pull him into a month of sensual exploration, u... Read allIn 1968 Paris, film-loving twins Theo and Isabelle befriend American student Matthew during student protests. While their parents travel, they pull him into a month of sensual exploration, until reality intrudes.In 1968 Paris, film-loving twins Theo and Isabelle befriend American student Matthew during student protests. While their parents travel, they pull him into a month of sensual exploration, until reality intrudes.

Director
- Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer
- Gilbert Adair
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Director
- Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer
- Gilbert Adair
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318User reviews
198Critic reviews
63Metascore

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Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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Top Cast28

Matthew

Theo

Isabelle

Anna Chancellor

Mother

Father

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud
(as Jean-Pierre Leaud)

Patrick

Pierre Hancisse

First Buff

Valentin Merlet

Second Buff

The Usherette

Theo's Girlfriend

Man in the Louvre
(uncredited)

Jerry Travers
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Poiccard a.k.a. Laszlo Kovacs
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Charles Chaplin

A Tramp
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Virginia Cherrill

A Blind Girl
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Marlene Dietrich

Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Director
- Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer
- Gilbert Adair
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Trivia
To make the actors feel comfortable and natural in the film's nude scenes, the director Bernardo Bertolucci would encourage them to be totally nude long before the actual shot so they could get used to be naked around each other. Source: Director's commentary on DVD

Goofs
On the walk along the canal, Isabelle states that she "...entered this world on the Champs-Elysees, 1959." She is obviously much older than 9, but she is not referring to her actual birth. She is reciting a speech from Breathless (1960), whose clips are shown.

Quotes
Matthew: Yes, I'm drunk. And you're beautiful. And tomorrow morning, I'll be sober but you'll still be beautiful.

Crazy credits
The word "events" is misspelled in the sentence stating "The wevents, characters and firms depicted in this photoplay are fictitious."

Alternate versions
US R-rated version runs ca. 3 minutes shorter than the uncut NC-17-rated version. The following was cut from the NC-17 version for the R rated version:
45:40/45:40-45:45 Extended shot of Theo kneeing in front of the Marlene Dietrich masturbating while being watched by Isabelle and Matthew. The following shot of Isabelle lacks a second.
45:55/46:00-46:09 The scene with Matthew ends earlier in the R-Rated Version. In the Unrated Version, he's being shown from another angle while he's still masturbating. He slightly hits the wall with the head and touches the picture. The beginning of the following shot of Isabelle moving her head is missing as well.
46:02/46:16-46:29 A moment later, the R-Rated Version ends when Isabelle pets Theo's butt and back with a feather duster. Theo's waving hand can be recognized better here.
46:07/46:34-46:37 The end of the shot of Isabelle is missing and so is the beginning of the following shot of Theo masturbating. The R-Rated Version is back in the game when Theo's coming.
53:42-53:45/54:12-54:20 Alternate footage of Isabelle dropping Matthew's shorts in the R-Rated Version. In the Uncut Version, she drops his shorts and his penis is visible. Furthermore Matthew had a picture of her in his shorts. (7.97 sec) The R-Rated Version contains a close-up of Matthew instead. This exact shot is exclusively in the R-Rated Version. (3.21 sec)
55:03/55:38-55:55 The camera pans over their naked bodies. Isabelle has her hands at Matthew's crotch and supports him to penetrate into her.
55:20/56:12-56:21 Extended shot of Isabelle's face while they're having sex. She moans. The beginning of the following shot a little lower is also missing.
57:05/58:07-58:50 The R-Rated Version stops and goes on with alternate footage of Isabelle when Theo enters the kitchen. The footage is slightly different to the footage a little later in the Uncut Version. Theo slowly goes to Isabelle and Matthew who are still lying lying on the ground. The camera tracks to them over the table. Theo knees down in front of his sister, pets her und touches her vagina. His fingers are bloody and he smiles at her. Then he gets up and Matthew touches her, too. His fingers are also bloody and that is where the R-Rated Version continues.
57:31/59:12-59:41 The R-Rated Version ends when Matthew smudges Isabelle's face with her own blood while they're kissing. They keep kissing, then they hug. The beginning of the following scene is also missing: they're having sex and the camera tracks slowly to the top.
58:42/1:00:52-1:00:59 The camera tracks slowly ober Isabelle's legs to the top, an explicit shot of her vagina included. The R-Rated Version only shows her breasts.
59:17-59:21/1:01:35-1:01:42 The R-Rated Version contains alternate footage of Isabelle when Matthew puts is head next to Isabelle's hip and her pubic hair is visible for a short period. The beginning of Matthew's comment is slightly shorter. (3.67 sec) The NC-17 Version sticks with Matthew. (7.63 sec)
59:27/1:01:49-1:01:59 Earlier beginning of the shot of Matthew. His face is pretty close to Isabelle's pubic area.
59:35/1:02:06-1:02:10 Same here. This time he kisses Isabelle's belly.
1:25:32/1:28:08-1:28:18 Extended shot of Isabelle in the mirror. Then a shot of Matthew's head between Isabelle's legs, under the tied round blanket. Then Isabelle in the mirror again. she really enjoys what Matthew is doing up there. The first frames of the following shot of Matthew are missing as well.

Connections
Featured in Cinema Sex Politics: Bertolucci Makes 'The Dreamers' (2003)

Soundtracks
Third Stone from the Sun
Written and Performed by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Experience Hendrix LLC
(p) 1967 Experience Hendrix LLC/MCA Records
Courtesy of Experience Hendrix LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises & Universal Music Special Projects France

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FAQ2

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Details

Release date
- February 20, 2004 (United States)
Countries of origin
Official sites
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (United States)
- HanWay Films (United Kingdom)
Languages
- English
- French
Also known as
- Los soñadores
Filming locations
- Rue Beethoven, Paris 16, Paris, France(group of friends walking back home after demonstration)
Production companies
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Box office

Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $2,532,228
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $142,632
- Feb 8, 2004
Gross worldwide
- $23,783,318

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Tech specs

Runtime
- 1h 55m(115 min)
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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