Dreamers with money

Well, today I've decided to write about two movies with plots that are simple yet interesting to watch and/or analyze.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast: Michael Pitt, Eva Green and Louis Garrel.

First, Bernardo Bertolucci's "The dreamers"(2003). This films carries divided opinions on its shoulders. The main reason this happens is that while it is staged in 1968 Paris it doesn't make a clear statement nor gives its point of view on the students' strikes. The revolt is not treated predominantly but however it is seen obliquely.
Being that said, now we understand that Bertolucci wanted to expose other subjects like youth, innocence, and sexual awakening and focus on this by putting it in a house and shut the doors to decrease distractions but leaving windows open to have the context present -1968- and juxtaposed to the characters' development mainly to show how some people reacted to the movement and others lived in their own world dueling with insecurity and feeling of being different to a group of people and how in the end we're all together even if we try to shut us away from the world.
The plot begins with Matthew being an exchange student in Paris and fervent movie follower. Going to watch movies at the cinema he meets incestuous twins Theo and Isabelle whom are extremely opposite to him -him being raised a conservative and they being very liberal- but are drawn to him for his passion for films which they share.
They become best friends, debate about movies and characters -Chaplin vs. Keaton-, play trivia and recreate famous scenes. Soon the twins' parents go away on a trip leaving the house all to themselves who invite Matt to stay with them for the time their parents are away.
This is when, as it is said, the plot thickens but in a very subtle way. At first sight it'll look plain and lacking of good dialogue but analyzing it you'll discover its subtleness.
When locking themselves up in the house is when the "dream" begins and all the ideas, personal discovering and love take place.
Having both nudity, incest and explicit scenes, it could be uncomfortable to watch for some but great for film appreciators specially those who want to see how the dream breaks into reality, 1968's reality.

Now we go to another time to talk about rich spoiled people.



Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone.

This movie is a bit commercial compared to the previous one on this post, but lets remember that commercial pictures back then had higher standards as to quality -most of the times- so I want to talk about this one.
"Written on the Wind"(1956) follows two characters Mitch Wayne and his best friend Kyle Hadley a playboy heir of one of the biggest oil companies.
Storyline is simple, boy falls for girl, girl marries his best friend and... well I'm not going to tell you the end but I post it here because it seemed to me a bit interesting.
While watching "Written on..." I couldn't help but to think on "Sunset Blvd."(1950) mainly because of the plot is centered in the high society and on how some actions can lead to tragedy such as those based on jealousy and also because the main scene presents the tragic ending.
The movie is entertaining also for its other two characters Kyle's nymphomaniac sister and his wife -yes, the one Mitch is in love with-. Now this may not sound too appealing and strike you as soap opera-ish but the interesting thing about is that it shows the effects of living in excess -for an inside look in alcoholism I'd recommend you "The Lost Weekend"(1945) one of the first to show it- and the consequences to ones actions. (: