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The Dreamers

Year:

2003

Duration:

115 min | USA:112 min (R-rated version)

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Bernardo Bertolucci

Awards:

9 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2003-10-10

Filming Locations: Palais Chaillot, Paris 16, Paris, France

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $142,632 (USA) (8 February 2004)

Gross: $2,531,462 (USA) (6 June 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Eva Green

The Dreamers

Michael Pitt

Matthew

Louis Garrel

Theo

Anna Chancellor

Mother

Robin Renucci

Father

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Himself

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Himself (as Jean-Paul Leaud)

Florian Cadiou

Patrick

Pierre Hancisse

First Buff

Valentin Merlet

Second Buff

Lola Peploe

The Usherette

Ingy Fillion

Theo's Girlfriend

Gilbert Adair

Man in the Louvre (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henri Langlois

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean Seberg

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

François Truffaut

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Aleksandra Yermak

Student May 68 (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Director Bernardo Bertolucci was so impressed how the actors so naturally acted naked, he penned an uncredited lengthy extra scene in the script where all three main actors are overtly nude. It ended up on the cutting room floor.

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Jake Gyllenhaal was initially considered for the role of Matthew but turned it down because of the explicit nature of the nude scenes.

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First film since Orgazmo (1997) that was released theatrically in the US with a NC-17 rating. Even with its NC-17 rating, major theater circuits like Regal and AMC agreed to show this film.

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Goofs

Matthew and Isabelle swap places as the trio walk along the canal, after the riot.

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When Matthew returns to the room to discover Theo in bed with Isabelle, Isabelle's expression and hair keeps changing position during shots.

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

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Quotes

Matthew: I thought you had many lovers. I mean when I saw you for the first time, at the Cinématheque, you and Theo, you looked so cool, so sophisticated. Like a movie star.

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Matthew: It's fucked up. It's all fucked up.

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Father: Listen to me, Theo. Before you can change the world you must realize that you, yourself, are part of it. You can't stand outside looking in.

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Faq

What are the differences between the R-Rated and the NC-17 Version?

Due to several explicit shots, the Uncut Version was rated NC-17 in the US. That's why the milder R-Rated Version lacks more than 2 1/2 min of footage with sexual content. A detailed comparison between both versions with non-explicit pictures can be found here.

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