Dream One [Nemo] **** (1984, Jason Connery, Mathilda May, Seth Kibel, Charley Boorman, Katrine Boorman, Harvey Keitel, Carole Bouquet, Michel Blanc) – Classic Movie Review 8747

Young Jason Connery, as the teenage Nemo, finds himself inside a dream in director Arnaud Sélignac’s charming, surreal 1984 children’s fantasy adventure Dream One [Nemo], inspired by Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo comic strip, with plenty to excite the imagination for those who like the look of films rather than their content.

Its determination to bloom out of the rut explains why it did not get much of a release, but it has found a proper home on TV, where its lack of concessions to commercialism is not held against it. Dream One is shot in France by director Sélignac entirely on extraordinary studio sets.

The guiding spirit is producer John Boorman, and the film is full of his touches. His wife Telsche Boorman co-wrote the screenplay and his son Charley and daughter Katrine both feature as Cunegond/ Elevator Operator and Duchka / Nemo’s Mother.

Also in the cast are Charley Boorman, Katrine Boorman, Harvey Keitel, Carole Bouquet, Michel Blanc, Seth Kibel, Mathilda May, Nipsey Russell, Dominque Pinon, Gaëtan Bloom, Pierre Forget, Marcus Powell and Carla D Clark.

Dream One [Nemo] is directed by Arnaud Sélignac, runs 95 minutes, is made by Goldcrest Films International, Christel Films, NEF Diffusion, is written by Telsche Boorman, Arnaud Sélignac and Jean-Pierre Esquenazi, inspired by Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo comic strip, is shot by Philippe Rousselot, is produced by John Boorman and Claude Nedjar, is scored by Gabriel Yared and is designed by Gilles Lacombe and Nikos Meletopoulos.

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Young Jason Connery.