The film's ultimate conflict lies in the tension between the characters' internal "dream" and the external political reality. While they attempt to remain hermetically sealed within their apartment, the 1968 riots eventually literalize their fantasies, forcing them to choose between their pacifist ideals and the violent revolution unfolding on the streets of Paris .
: Bertolucci physically integrates film history by splicing archival footage from the French New Wave directly into the movie. This technique suggests that the characters' identities are constructed from the very films they adore . the dreamers 2003 lk21 new