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The Dreamers (2003)

18 115 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   10 October 2003 (Italy)
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A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.

Writers:

Gilbert Adair (novel), Gilbert Adair (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michael Pitt ...
Eva Green ...
Louis Garrel ...
Anna Chancellor ...
Mother
Robin Renucci Robin Renucci ...
Father
Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon ...
Himself
Jean-Pierre Léaud ...
Himself (as Jean-Paul Leaud)
Florian Cadiou Florian Cadiou ...
Patrick
Pierre Hancisse Pierre Hancisse ...
First Buff
Valentin Merlet Valentin Merlet ...
Second Buff
Lola Peploe Lola Peploe ...
The Usherette
Ingy Fillion Ingy Fillion ...
Theo's Girlfriend
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Storyline

Paris, spring 1968. While most students take the lead in the May 'revolution', a French poet's twin son Theo and daughter Isabelle enjoy the good life in his grand Paris home. As film buffs they meet and 'adopt' modest, conservatively educated Californian student Matthew. With their parents away for a month, they drag him into an orgy of indulgence of all senses, losing all of his and the last of their innocence. A sexual threesome shakes their rapport, yet only the outside reality will break it up. Written by KGF Vissers  

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Plot Keywords:

French | Friendship | May 1968 | Love | Twin  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK | France | Italy

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Innocents See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€1,321,662 (Italy) (12 October 2003) (307 Screens)

Gross:

$14,082,883 (Worldwide) (1 August 2004)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (R-rated version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

There were scenes in the script depicting much more blatant sexual relations between the characters of Matthew and Theo, but they were not filmed. Director Bertolucci said, "The gay sex was in the first script, but I had a feeling that it was just too much stuff. It became redundant." Actor Pitt said in interview, "It was in the script and it's what I'd signed to do. But they said we weren't going to do that." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Isabelle takes Matthew to see her Father, she ruffles his hair and it messes. In the next shot it's perfectly neat. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Matthew: The first time I saw a movie at the cinématèque française I thought, "Only the French... only the French would house a cinema inside a palace."
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Crazy Credits

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

Connections

References Band of Outsiders (1964) See more »

Soundtracks

"El paso del Ebro"
(1808)
Harmonised by Rodolfo Halffter
Published by Le Chant du Monde
Performed by Choeur et Orchestre
Directed by Rodolfo Halffter
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