The Dreamers with Michael Pitt: DVD Cover

    The Dreamers
    a.k.a. I Sognatori, Paris '68 Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Cast: Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Robin Renucci

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    • DVD Release Date: 07/13/2004
    • Original Release: 2003
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 10,862

    Viewer Rating: (4 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; Feature commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci, writer Gilbert Adair, and producer Jeremy Thomas; "Bertolucci Makes The Dreamers" documentary; "Outside the Window": Events in France, May, 1968" featurette; Michael Pitt music video "Hey Joe"; Theatrical trailer

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Titles
    2. The American Cinephile
    3. Theo & Isabelle
    4. Dinner With the Family
    5. Everything Fits Together
    6. Spending the Night
    7. Visions of Garbo
    8. Roommates
    9. Keaton or Chaplin?
    10. The Bande à Part Test
    11. One of Us
    12. The Film & the Forfeit
    13. Raising the Stakes
    14. What Would You Do?
    15. The Same As Twins
    16. Lunch
    17. Complicated
    18. Three in a Tub
    19. Proof of Love
    20. The Date
    21. The Secret Side
    22. Distinct Contradictions
    23. It's Forever...
    24. The Naked Truth
    25. To Die Like Mouchette
    26. Revolution
    27. Love or Violence?
    28. End Titles

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    Editorial Reviews

    Notably released by Fox to U.S. theaters with an NC-17 rating, something major studios typically avoid like the plague, Bernardo Bertolucci’s 2003 film arrived with a whiff of scandal about it. The controversy surrounded the film’s frank depiction of sexual behavior, but the hubbub could not obscure the fact that the picture is one of Bertolucci’s very best. Taking place largely in a spacious Parisian apartment in 1968, The Dreamers focuses, laser-like, on three characters: Matthew (Michael Pitt), a young and aimless American student, and the twins Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel), children of a famous French poet. They spend a lot of time at the cinemathèque, watching films of the French New Wave and talking about what they’ve seen. The trio’s incessant movie-trivia contests turn bizarre when the losers are commanded to perform certain sex acts. Despite this, the movie isn’t so tawdry as it sounds; moreover, Bertolucci’s handling of the material is faultless. A cineaste himself, the Last Emperor director clearly delights in interpolating great scenes from classic films, but the images he creates for this movie are no less voluptuous. The combination of movies, sex, and politics makes for an occasionally bewildering 100 minutes, but the performances are earnest and the director’s sure-handed approach is reassuring. Never quite as shocking as its detractors insist, The Dreamers is, in many ways, a throwback to the films and culture of the '60s. In that respect, it is every bit as satisfying and memorable as the cinema it lionizes as part of the plot. (Both the theatrical NC-17 and video-only R-rated editions are available.) Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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    Beautiful Feature for True Film Buffs...by Gonzo84

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    August 25, 2009: As I was browsing through DVDs one day, I came across this Film, I didn't know anything about it, but knew whom the Director was and also Michael Pitt, but other than that, I bought this feature out of pure whim. The fact it was an Erotic feature did intise me a little bit, but also just the overall look of the film. The fact it is an NC-17 feature always grabs my attention, not for just the sexuality, but more just for the controversy, in my mind, if a film can produce an NC-17 rating, then there has to be something stimulating about the feature to raise the eyebrows of the MPAA. During and after the viewing of this film, I was in awe of it's authenticity, the story, the characters, the cinematography, the soundtrack; everything seem to be on par. I love the fact that this film is based on Film Buffs, Michael Pitt's character, a young 20yr old American whom travels to Paris in 1968 to study film gets himself involved with a couple interesting characters whom definitely send his mind for a loop. A brother and sister (Eva Green, Louis Garrel) whom are so intrigued with Pitt's character, they invite Pitt into their crazy cooky world. This is definitely a film for anybody whom is a lover of Parisian life and even the 60s counter-culture, but mostly this film is based around Film, the characters discuss, debate and play games that deal with Film. I love the overall flow and style that this feature brings to the table, very smooth and subtle. There's a specific game they play which is shot so well; where the characters run through the Louve under 9min, just like in an old classic. Michael Pitt is the stand-out performance, I guess other major actors were very interested in playing his character, but had to pass due to full nudity. Which is another thing I was quite taken back with; just how real the Sex seemed to be portrayed within the film between Pitt and Green. Michael Pitt proves why he is a true actor that will hit some very high and powerful heights in the near future in his career. So for you film freaks and film buffs, watch this film immediately, if anybody will love it; YOU WILL!!!

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / Subtitled / Dubbed edition.

    I Also Recommend: Y Tu Mamá También.

    Very Strangeby Anonymous

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    August 03, 2006: In an age where Americans and French absolutely hate each other, maybe we can through Bernardo Bertolucci have a love fest (literally). In a film that's style reminded me of Fellini, an awkward American finds his romantic and erotic self in the most Romantic of places in the most romantic era, Vietnam-era Paris. Michael Pitt, a capable actor shows a lot more than talent, in a drama that had no beginning or end, just an unanswered middle.

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