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Hmm...more like 4 1/2 stars
It seems most --critics and audiences alike-- shrugged off Bertolucci's '04 effort, and for what reasons I'm not quite sure. Watching it, I was fond of its classical aura; it felt like an homage and also something wholly original. Only enhancing this quality are the interjections of classic cinema that are not simply tossed in but integrated seamlessly, uniquely, and often beautifully. Acting-wise, the film is okay, with Eva Green giving probably the best performance of the three. The sexual politics are portrayed effectively, though, by all involved. All in all it is a work I admire. I just cannot get the production design out of my head; the apartment is everything you'd imagine when thinking of an artsy, cinema-obsessed trio making love in seclusion. It is highly recommended to those who live, breathe and walk cinema (much like Matthew, Theo, and Isabelle), but to those who are at all squeamish to sex, I'd refrain. It's graphic in all senses of the word, but regardless it is fine film making, recalling an era I wish existed still.

Bought this after seeing Eva in Kingdom of Heaven...
She did a terrific job in KOH, and that's not to say she didn't do a good job in The Dreamers.. But it's just that 'The Dreamers' wasn't much too look at from my point of view. I know some films are suppose to have this eloquent beauty to them but I couldn't even find that here. I bought this thinking 100% that I would not like it but love it...and I was quite disappointed, because I didn't even like it. Don't get me wrong, the acting on all parts was fine. Michael Pitt did an excellent job as well. It is just the movie itself that I had a problem with. I've never had a problem with nudity in any film, but I thought the majority of every nude shot in this film was completely pointless and tasteless. I can't say that everyone is going to agree with me, I know a lot of people really liked the film. But honestly, save your money. This DVD is sitting in my closet collecting dust.

A bit weird...
I purchased this DVD on a strange whim as it is not realy my style of movie... Many have remarked upon the incestious relationship and sex between the three main characters. Others have remarked upon the peroid of history that the movie is set in. Still others have made reference to the artistic aspects of the movie. For my part I found the movie to be a bit weird and maybe just a bit too sophisticated to follow. The rather delicate subject matter of the relationship between the three main characters was handled surprisingly well. About the only thing that I thought was a bit much was the scene where Eva Green has her "cherry popped" by Micheal Pitt. Then they proceed to make love with her @#$# blood smeared over their faces. That I thought was something that could have been left out without taking anything away from the story. Losing her virginity and seeing a little blood I was okay with... The sex afterwards with the blood on their faces... No thanks... As far the historical percpective is concerned. Before watching the DVD I would encourage anyone who is not familiar with the events of 1960s France to watch the included featurette "Outside the window: Events in France May 1968." By my own admission I knew very little of Paris during that peroid of history. So for me it helped me to understand the era which the story is set.

In Conclusion I would say it isn't a bad film just a little weird.

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