The Dreamers
“Together nothing is impossible. Together nothing is forbidden.”
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.
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Cast
12 people
Michael Pitt
Matthew
Known for
I Origins
Ghost in the Shell
Eva Green
Isabelle
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Casino Royale
Louis Garrel
Theo
Known for
An Officer and a Spy
Little Women
Anna Chancellor
Mother
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Robin Renucci
Father
Known for
Leonardo
Jeanne du Barry
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Known for
Weekend
Confidentially Yours
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Known for
The 400 Blows
Masculin Féminin
Florian Cadiou
Patrick
Also in
Emily in Paris
La Dérive des continents
Pierre Hancisse
First Buff
Known for
Kompromat
De Gaulle
Valentin Merlet
Second Buff
Known for
Spiral
Criminal: France
Lola Peploe
The Usherette
Known for
The Queen
The Other Man
Ingy Fillion
Theo's Girlfriend
No other roles listed
Bernardo Bertolucci Director · Gilbert Adair Screenplay Fabio Cianchetti Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $15M · United States release February 6, 2004
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,100,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Recorded Picture Company
Production
Fiction
Production
Peninsula Films
Production
HanWay Films
Production
Medusa Film
Production
Tele+
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Fiction Films
Production
France · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2003
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · October 10, 2003
Theatrical
United States · February 6, 2004
Limited theatrical
United States
January 1, 2004 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
February 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Argentina
April 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
April 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 22, 2004 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
November 30, 2004 · Physical
December 10, 2004 · Theatrical
August 3, 2007 · TV
Canada
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 28, 2004 · Premiere · NatFilm Festival
May 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 13, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
July 16, 2004 · Theatrical
France
November 11, 2003 · Premiere · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
December 9, 2003 · Theatrical
April 17, 2008 · TV · Arte
Georgia
February 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
January 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
December 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 8, 2004 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
October 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 24, 2004 · Physical
India
February 9, 2004 · Digital
Indonesia
January 7, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
February 17, 2004 · Premiere · Dublin Film Festival
Israel
April 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
January 7, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Cinema Ritrovato
Japan
July 31, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo
Kazakhstan
May 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 15, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Mexico City
October 29, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
April 1, 2004 · Theatrical
June 28, 2008 · TV · Nederland 2
March 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
January 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Peru
October 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 13, 2011 · Premiere · Italian Film Festival
Poland
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Romania
March 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Russia
April 20, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Serbia
March 1, 2004 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
October 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
May 13, 2004 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 23, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 25, 2005 · Theatrical
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 12, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release (4k remastered)
Spain
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 2004 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 10, 2003 · Theatrical · Italian
January 14, 2004 · Theatrical · French
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
December 2, 2003 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
April 22, 2005 · Theatrical
September 14, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
Thailand
May 30, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
March 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 25, 2024 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
October 11, 2004 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
November 3, 2003 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
October 11, 2004 · Physical · DVD
May 13, 2024 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray + Blu-ray
Venezuela
June 3, 2005 · Limited theatrical
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