The Dreamers is a 2003 French/British/Italian co-produced drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film's screenplay is based on Gilbert Adair's novel The Holy Innocents. Adair also wrote the screenplay for the film.
A young American exchange student, Matthew (Michael Pitt), has come to Paris in order to study French. Though he has lived there for several months and will stay in Paris for a year, he has made no friends. As a huge fan of fi...
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The Dreamers is a 2003 French/British/Italian co-produced drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film's screenplay is based on Gilbert Adair's novel The Holy Innocents. Adair also wrote the screenplay for the film.
A young American exchange student, Matthew (Michael Pitt), has come to Paris in order to study French. Though he has lived there for several months and will stay in Paris for a year, he has made no friends. As a huge fan of film, he spends most of his time in the Cinémathèque Française. Eventually he forms a rapid friendship with a Frenchwoman, Isabelle (Eva Green), and her brother, Théo (Louis Garrel). Isabelle and Theo claim to be twins originally conjoined at her right and his left shoulder, although as they are opposite sexes this cannot be possible. However throughout the film, scars on their shoulders can be seen. All three have an avid love for movies, especially "the classics". As their friendship grows, Matthew learns of the extreme intimacy shared by the...
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