The Dreamers of Bernardo Bertulucci is a story during 1968 spring in Paris’ May revolution. It is an adaptation of the novel The Holy Innocents: A Romance by Gilbert Adair. Matthew, an American student met un-identical twins Theo and Isabelle who also loves movies like he does. They lived in luxury while the twins’ parents are out for a month. Ironically, they lived life inside their house, ‘adopting’ Matthew, while revolution is happening outside.
The movie depicts political (love) triangle. When their parents left, it was like an old hierarchy left and Matthew and Theo, in their usual debate, represent two different government systems fighting to take place. If one could notice, Matthew’s argument speaks of democratic arrangement. And Theo, dominant style, wanted somewhat like a more strict hierarchy and very objective. He wants rigid system.
On the other hand, Isabelle is a liberated anarchic. She seems to make the system re-occupied. But her style is unreliable like the political position of France in 1968.
Also, most of the movies inserted in the film were more than of romance and passion. It all depicts politics, sexuality of deviance. Which were the message the film would want to convey.
The Dreamers is a film for people who would want change in the government system. It shows the possibilities and the situations of these kinds of system. Also, it is not a film for youth with less idea about the country’s situation. It is also applicable to me, if I did not interview my uncle, who happens to be an anarchist in a “Ghandi” way, I wouldn’t understand the thought of The Dreamers except an obscene film base on my conservative standards.
But the idea that I understood it; it is 3 out of 5 for a review.
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