My vote is 10.Left alone in Paris whilst their parents are on holiday, Isabelle (Eva Green) and her brother Theo (Louis Garrel) invite Matthew (Michael Pitt), a young American student, to stay at their apartment. That's a crying shame, but original films tend to be misunderstood. The ending is one of the most surprising, original and brilliant I've ever seen, but, unfortunately, not everyone will get it. The sex/full frontal scenes and amorality can shock some people, this is definitely not a film for all tastes (as almost all masterpieces), but those who are open-minded and admire good cinema, will be entranced. Gilbert Adair, we can't forget, did an excellent job adapting his novel, "The Holy Innocents", to the big screens. Bertolucci is top-notch, the soundtrack is overwhelming (with songs by Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Édith Piaf, among others), and the cinematography (by Fabio Cianchetti) is one of the best, if not the best, I've seen recently. The film is superb, artistically and technically. In the background, student riots in defense of Henri Langlois and his merit on the Cinémathèque Française are breaking out on the streets. Who doesn't know the right answer, has to do what he/she is asked to. He accepts the invitation, of course, and the threesome starts a bizarre game of seduction with a charming leitmotiv: riddles about classic films.
The twins' parents travel, and Matthew is invited to join the attractive duo in their apartment.
In 1968, 19-year-old American Matthew (Michael Pitt), while settling in Paris for studying French, meets two equally young, beautiful and liberal film buffs: the twins Isabelle (Eva Green, another Bertolucci's luminous discovery, like he did with Liv Tyler in "Stealing Beauty") and Theo (Louis Garrel, son of French director Philippe Garrel and the best of the cast).
A mesmerizing love declaration for The Cinema, this unforgettable film must be discovered.
"The Dreamers" is one of Bernardo Bertolucci's most underrated films.
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