The Dreamers | |
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Directed by | Bernardo Bertolucci |
Screenplay by | Gilbert Adair |
Based on | The Holy Innocents by Gilbert Adair |
Produced by | Jeremy Thomas |
Starring | Michael Pitt Eva Green Louis Garrel |
Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti |
Edited by | Jacopo Quadri |
Production companies | Recorded Picture Company Peninsula Films |
Distributed by | TFM Distribution (France) Medusa Distribuzione (Italy) Fox Searchlight Pictures (United Kingdom/United States) |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France Italy |
Languages | English French |
Budget | €15.9 million[1] |
Box office | $15.12 million[2] |
The Dreamers (French: Innocents: The Dreamers) is a 2003 erotic[3][4] romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The screenplay is by Gilbert Adair, based on his 1988 novel The Holy Innocents. An international co-production by companies from France, the United Kingdom, and Italy, the film tells the story of an American university student in Paris who, after meeting a peculiar brother and sister who are fellow film enthusiasts, becomes entangled in an erotic triangle. It is set against the backdrop of the 1968 Paris student riots. The film makes several references to various movies of classical and French New Wave cinema, incorporating clips from films that are often imitated by the actors in particular scenes.
There are two versions: an uncut NC-17-rated version, and an R-rated version that is about three minutes shorter.
It was the first film appearance of Eva Green, and is considered her breakthrough role.[5][6]