Over thirty years later, the times have changed, but Bertolucci is exploring similar themes with British author Gilbert Adair, adapting his own 1988 novel, "The Holy Innocents".
Gilbert Adair wrote the script, adapting his 1988 novel The Holy Innocents: A Romance, which is, unlike the movie, extremely literary.
The Dreamers is based on a novel called The Holy Innocents by the sometime film critic Gilbert Adair, who adapted it for the screen—and who has, unprecedentedly, rewritten it into a book called The Dreamers.