Dreamers, The (UK)
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The year is 1968 and a protest has begun over the ousting of Henri Langlois
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 110 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
In Bernardo Bertolucci`s The Dreamers, the year is 1968 and a protest has begun over the ousting of Henri Langlois, the founder of the Cinematheque Francais. Matthew (Michael Pitt) is a young American studying in Paris, spending more time at the Cinematheque than he does studying. Amid the chaos of a demonstration in favour of Langlois, he meets twins Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel) and a friendship is born between the three passionate cinephiles. Although initially surprised by the discomforting physical closeness between Theo and Isabelle, Matthew soon becomes embroiled in their relationship and in the mind games they play. They quiz each other about the great films and filmmakers of their time, but when one cannot provide an answer, they challenge each other into performing daring sexual acts.
Special Features:
Commentary by Bernardo Bertolucci, Gilbert Adair and Jeremy Thomas. Documentary: The Making of The Dreamers. Featurette: `Outside the Window - Events in France, May 1968`. Michael Pitt and the Twins of Evil music video `Hey Joe`.
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Bernardo Bertolucci
Written By:
Gilbert Adair
Starring:
Robin Renucci
Anna Chancellor
Louis Garrel
Eva Green
Michael Pitt
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Your Opinions and Comments
The Dreamers is all about Bertolucci. It tells the story of 3 teenagers and a flat, all located in Paris.
Every single shot in this semi-controversial movie cries out "Bertolucci".
However, once you get over the somehow overwhelming usage of nudity in the movie, you can easily say the movie is more about atmosphere and less about actual content.
The video transfer is very good. There are no compression sings and the framing is very accurate. Most of the shots are artistic, sometime too artistic. Did I mention Bertolucci already? :)
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are used occasionally, but this is more a feast to the eye movie than a sonic experience.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include a behind the scenes featurette and several interviews with the cast and crew.
Bottom line - yes, a controversial movie indeed, but if you don`t mind some tasteful full frontal (male and female) nudity, you ought to get along with it just fine.