The Dreamers - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Dreamers"
The Dreamers (2003)
Timing: 1:55 (115 min)
The Dreamers - TMDB rating
7.178/10
3060
The Dreamers - Kinopoisk rating
7.335/10
142343
The Dreamers - IMDB rating
0/10
0

Film crew

Director

Producer

Writer

Casting

Howard Feuer
Casting
Lucy Boulting
Casting
Photo Juliette Ménager #72870
Juliette Ménager
Casting

Editor

Photo Jacopo Quadri #89904
Jacopo Quadri
Editor

Art Direction

Pierre Duboisberranger
Art Direction

Costume Design

Louise Stjernsward
Costume Design

Stunts

Michel Anderson
Stunts

Production Design

Photo Jean Rabasse #79782

Jean Rabasse

Jean Rabasse
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Photo Patrick Cauderlier #66227
Patrick Cauderlier
Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Eric Viellerobe
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Christophe Giraud
Makeup Artist
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Co-Producer

John Bernard
Co-Producer

Associate Producer

Hercules Bellville
Associate Producer

Peter Watson

Peter Watson
Associate Producer

Director of Photography

Photo Fabio Cianchetti #89903
Fabio Cianchetti
Director of Photography

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor

Hairstylist

Giorgio Gregorini
Hairstylist

Sound Mixer

Stuart Wilson
Sound Mixer

Screenplay

Foley Artist

Andie Derrick
Foley Artist

Dialogue Editor

Photo Daniel Laurie #65622

Daniel Laurie

Daniel Laurie
Dialogue Editor

Foley Editor

Derek Trigg
Foley Editor

Special Effects

Grégoire Delage
Special Effects

Makeup Supervisor

Thi-Loan Nguyen
Makeup Supervisor

Hair Supervisor

Photo Aldo Signoretti #71159
Aldo Signoretti
Hair Supervisor

Focus Puller

Raphaël Cauhépé-François
Focus Puller

ADR Mixer

Peter Gleaves
ADR Mixer

ADR Recordist

Ted Swanscott
ADR Recordist
Colin Cooper
ADR Recordist

Visual Effects

Valerio Bonelli
Visual Effects

ADR Editor

Foley Recordist

Ed Colyer
Foley Recordist

Author

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on Gilbert Adair's novel 'The Holy Innocents' (1988) and two other books by the author. He also wrote the screenplay for the film.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio was considered for the role of Matthew. He turned down the offer due to filming 'The Aviator'.
  • Jake Gyllenhaal was initially considered for the role. He turned it down due to the abundance of explicit scenes.
  • Bernardo Bertolucci's film received the most restrictive rating in the US – NC-17.
  • The film 'The Dreamers' does not feature original music. All the music in the film is taken from other films.
  • The majority of scenes depicting the sexual relationship between Matthew and Theo were not included in the film. The filmmakers considered them too provocative. This is a significant difference between Bertolucci's film and Ader's novel.
  • The scene in which the characters run through the Louvre quotes a scene from Jean-Luc Godard's 'Bande à part'.
  • The scene in which Isabelle's hair caught fire was unplanned. Eva Green was supposed to lean forward to kiss Matthew goodnight, but her hair accidentally ignited from a candle on the table. Eva didn't make a big deal of it and acted so naturally that Bertolucci decided to keep the scene, as he felt it fully demonstrated the madness of what was happening.
  • Throughout the film, the characters consciously recreate scenes from their favorite movies, or repeat characteristic gestures of beloved film heroes. For example, the scene where the heroes run through the Louvre is a repetition of the run through the Louvre in Godard's film 'Band of Outsiders'. The scene where Isabelle and Theo, after running in the Louvre, repeat the phrase “We accept him. He is one of us” recreates a scene from Tod Browning’s 'Freaks' (1932). Isabelle says that her first words in English were New York Herald Tribune – the opening line of the American woman in Godard’s 'Breathless'. The suicide attempt is accompanied by footage of Musette’s suicide from Bresson’s film of the same name. Other films quoted by the characters include Bresson’s 'Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne', Charles Chaplin’s 'City Lights', Buñuel’s 'The Golden Age', Howard Hawks’ 'Scarface', Billy Wilder’s 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Blonde Venus' with Marlene Dietrich, 'Queen Christina' with Greta Garbo, 'Top Hat' with Fred Astaire. In the cinema, the characters watch Samuel Fuller’s cult film 'Shock Corridor'. Posters for Ingmar Bergman’s ('Persona'), Godard’s ('La Chinoise') and Antonioni’s ('Blow-Up') films hang in the apartment. All the music in the film is taken from other films.
  • The film is based on Gilbert Adair's novel "The Holy Innocents" (1988) and two other books by the author. He also wrote the screenplay for the film.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio was considered for the role of Matthew. He declined the offer due to filming "The Aviator".
  • The scene in which the heroes run through the Louvre quotes a scene from Jean-Luc Godard's film "Band of Outsiders".
  • Throughout the film, the characters consciously recreate scenes from their favorite films or repeat characteristic gestures of their favorite movie heroes. For example, the scene in which the heroes run through the Louvre is a repetition of the run through the Louvre in Godard's "Pierrot le Fou." The scene where Isabelle and Theo, after running in the Louvre, repeat the phrase “We accept him. He’s one of us” recreates a scene from Tod Browning’s “Freaks” (1932). Isabelle says that her first words in English were New York Herald Tribune – the first line of the American woman in Godard’s “Breathless.” The suicide attempt is accompanied by footage of Musette’s suicide from Bresson’s film of the same name. Other films quoted by the characters include Bresson’s “Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne,” Chaplin’s “City Lights,” Buñuel’s “The Golden Age,” Hawks’ “Scarface,” Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard,” “Blonde Venus” with Marlene Dietrich, “Queen Christina” with Greta Garbo, and “Top Hat” with Fred Astaire. In the cinema, the film’s characters are watching Samuel Fuller’s cult film “Shock Corridor.” Posters for films by Ingmar Bergman (“Persona”), Godard (“Chine”), and Antonioni (“Blow-Up”) hang in the apartment. All the music in the film is taken from other films.
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