78. The Dreamers (2003) - Bernando Bertolucci
The Dreamers (2003) - Bernando Bertolucci"A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots". I love movies that celebrate movies. In The Dreamers, the three leads literally "breathe" cinema, arguing who's better out of Keaton or Chaplin and constantly quoting dialogue and acting out scenes from their favourite movies. Bertolucci's movie is set in the midst of the student riots of 1968 in Paris at a time when directors such as Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard were recognized as Gods, much like sportsmen such as Zinedine Zidane or Thierry Henry are today. The Dreamers is one big nostalgic ride on what it was like to be young and naive. To act like grown-ups but to talk like teenagers. To dream about love and changing the world instead of actually going out and doing it. The Dreamers might be the most explicit movie I've ever seen and some parts of it may well go slightly over the edge of acceptability but it's damn effective in creating the claustraphobic feel which Bertolucci was looking for. Around 90% of the movie is set in the apartment building making you feel couped up inside with the three characters. And I really fell in love with Eva Green's character, I don't think a female was ever got to me more than she did in this movie. Like Bertolucci's other movie on this list The Conformist, it's clearly not for everyone but I dare bet if you like one you will enjoy the other.