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Review of "The Dreamers"

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    Review of "The Dreamers"

    Though it is in no way a masterpiece, The Dreamers is a well-done movie that has brought Bernardo Bertolucci out of his slump. The theme behind the film revolves around the idea of the relationship of a person to the world and the place love has in that relationship. The presentation of the idea was pretty much standard: it began at the dinner table directly following the character introduction portion of the film. The topic there was that, from the macro point of view that God may have of the world, it is beautiful and orderly regardless of how chaotic it may seem on the inside. The main characters proceed to live in a fantasy world where everything is beautiful and there main focus is cinema and sexuality. But that eventually breaks down. The story articulates that people cannot see things through the eyes of God and chaos, pain and loss will always be part of your life. Any attempt at concerning one’s self solely with art and love is terminal and will end with a return to the confusion of reality. The character Matthew foreshadowed this idea in the beginning when his voice-over said, as he and his newfound friends strolled lakeside, that he never wanted that evening to end. The whole philosophy of the film is expressed predictably but very nicely and is packaged in an attractive box of beautiful editing and cinematography and succeeded in subtly, almost as a light aside, putting art on a divine pedestal. Although I feel Bertolucci is purposely making his films racy for the sake of shock and his own amusement, it was a very enjoyable movie to see. 8/10.
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    Haven't heard of it. Definitely something I would like to see. Bertolucci's films are usually about self exploration and are very pleasing to the eye. Sheltering Sky is a good one to see, I am sure you would appreciate it. And the scene with the tribal leader who takes Debra as his mistress and locks her up in one of the rooms, only to visit her once in a while and bathe her, is extremely erotic, at least I thought so. Stealing Beauty is another one about self discovery, and although the story is nothing outstanding, the film is absolutely beautiful and overflowing with beautiful scenery and rich imagery.

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      Since I'm not versed in what is artsy or avante garde, or non-mainstream film, how does an ignorant one like me, get into such films with obscure and never-heard of before directors who direct quality unique films that the masses do not hear of, but only unique artsy people? Moreover, how do I go about in this, do I search for something on google, or go to "Independent films" or ask for it at Blockbuster?
      Achkerov kute.

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        The LA times reviews every film released in the LA area, no matter how obscure.

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          Originally posted by Anonymouse
          Since I'm not versed in what is artsy or avante garde, or non-mainstream film, how does an ignorant one like me, get into such films with obscure and never-heard of before directors who direct quality unique films that the masses do not hear of, but only unique artsy people? Moreover, how do I go about in this, do I search for something on google, or go to "Independent films" or ask for it at Blockbuster?
          Now why must you feel compelled to engage in this mockery? Do you not pioneer individualism and a separation of the masses? In the above post you basically deride the idea that someone might enjoy anything that digresses from the media stream. Such a bafoon! Some people have a preference in such films and others find them overly complex and pretentious. In other worlds film is treated same as art.

          Although I can confidently say that some movies are utter trash, which should immediately be released on VHS and serve as a stepping ground for midgets to reach the public toilet. On the other hand, if you are really interested, Blockbuster often has a section for “Sundance” films, foreign films and Indie films. And reviews can be found in the papers or online, www.imdb.com is a spiffy site.

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            Originally posted by Anonymouse
            Since I'm not versed in what is artsy or avante garde, or non-mainstream film, how does an ignorant one like me, get into such films with obscure and never-heard of before directors who direct quality unique films that the masses do not hear of, but only unique artsy people? Moreover, how do I go about in this, do I search for something on google, or go to "Independent films" or ask for it at Blockbuster?
            Go to Blockbuster and rent Last Tango in Paris. That will get you started on Bertolucci.

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