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A review by lemonmerchant
The Dreamers by Gilbert Adair
4.0
“Name a film or pay the forfeit.”
- Gilbert Adair, The Dreamers
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers has long been one of my favorite films. While its decadent beauty draws you in, it's the captivating story about the love of cinema that holds your attention. The screenplay – adapted by author Gilbert Adair from his 1988 novel The Holy Innocents – centers on a trio of film fanatics sequestered in a sprawling Paris apartment with nothing more than a provocative game to keep them occupied. While a screenwriter less familiar with these characters may have struggled to transfer them in all their complex glory from page to screen, in Adair’s capable hands the integrity of his vision never feels compromised. On the contrary, it feels fully realized when brought to life by this phenomenal cast under the guidance of Bertolucci. The Dreamers is an invitation. Not merely to watch what unfolds on screen, but to become spies inside the withered walls of an opulent haven. A place where three young cinephiles spend their days lounging in the bath, tirelessly debating politics and film, and steadily raising the stakes in their game of dares.
Read full review on the book and film here
- Gilbert Adair, The Dreamers
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers has long been one of my favorite films. While its decadent beauty draws you in, it's the captivating story about the love of cinema that holds your attention. The screenplay – adapted by author Gilbert Adair from his 1988 novel The Holy Innocents – centers on a trio of film fanatics sequestered in a sprawling Paris apartment with nothing more than a provocative game to keep them occupied. While a screenwriter less familiar with these characters may have struggled to transfer them in all their complex glory from page to screen, in Adair’s capable hands the integrity of his vision never feels compromised. On the contrary, it feels fully realized when brought to life by this phenomenal cast under the guidance of Bertolucci. The Dreamers is an invitation. Not merely to watch what unfolds on screen, but to become spies inside the withered walls of an opulent haven. A place where three young cinephiles spend their days lounging in the bath, tirelessly debating politics and film, and steadily raising the stakes in their game of dares.
Read full review on the book and film here