See, twins Theo (Louis Garrel) and Isabelle (Eva Green), who’ve been left alone by their parents in their rambling Paris flat for a month, invite American student Matthew (Michael Pitt: Murder by Numbers, Finding Forrester) to move out of his grotty hotel and come stay with them. Oh, I’m not saying Plop the 8th- graders down in front of this one, but come on: Who else but Sartre- reading, Fellini- watching wannabe- sophisticated 15- year- olds will find this film intriguing? The really ironic thing is that with The Dreamers, it’s probably only teenagers, the very people forbidden from seeing it, who will find its lounging- in- Paris, pretending- to- be- intellectual, cigarette- smoking, having- sexual- adventures coming- of- age in the least bit interesting. It’s best that we keep these things in the realm of liberal fantasy, where they belong. Which is good, cuz everyone knows that no teenagers have ever seen penises, breast, vaginas, or cigarettes, and no teenagers have ever had sex or masturbated. And engaging in acts of civil disobedience.īut it’s okay, because the MPAA has rated The Dreamers NC-17, meaning no one under the age of 17 can see this film, unless they can sneak in the theater or borrow the DVD (in a few months) from their brother’s sock drawer. Hide the children! Bring in the dog! Lock the doors! No, it’s not Janet Jackson’s nipple, it’s penises.
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