The Dreamers

"Together nothing is impossible. Together nothing is forbidden."

Feb 20 2004 NC-17 1h 55m
Drama, Romance

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

Plot

Paris, spring 1968. While most students take the lead in the May 'revolution', a French poet's twin son Theo and daughter Isabelle enjoy the good life in his grand Paris home. As film buffs they meet and 'adopt' modest, conservatively educated Californian student Matthew. With their parents away for a month, they drag him into an orgy of indulgence of all senses, losing all of his and the last of their innocence. A sexual threesome shakes their rapport, yet only the outside reality will break it up.

Written by

Gilbert Adair

Directed by

Bernardo Bertolucci

Production Countries

United Kingdom, Italy, France

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Peninsula Films, Recorded Picture Company, Fiction Films

Languages

English, Français

Awards

2 wins & 11 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
136,760
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA