Nemo (film)

Nemo is a 1984 fantasy film directed by Arnaud Sélignac. It is also known as Dream One.

For the 1989 film, see Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.

Nemo
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arnaud Sélignac
Screenplay by	Arnaud Sélignac Jean-Pierre Esquenazi Telsche Boorman
Produced by	John Boorman Claude Nedjar
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Tom Priestley
Music by	Lord David Dundas Rick Wentworth
Production companies	Goldcrest Films Channel Four Films Nouvelles Editions de Films[1]
Distributed by	The Cannon Group, Inc.
Release date	13 August 1984 (1984-08-13)
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom United States

Plot

A young boy imagines being in a tale he's about to hear. In this magical world he encounters many famous characters from other tales - including "Mr Legend", a Zorro-like character - aliens, and other beings, and of course, a beautiful princess.

Cast

• Seth Kibel as Child Nemo
• Jason Connery as Teen Nemo
• Mathilda May as Alice
• Harvey Keitel as Mr. Legend
• Nipsey Russell as Mr. Rip / Benjamin
• Carole Bouquet as Rals-Akrai
• Michel Blanc as Boris / Nemo's Father
• Katrine Boorman as Duchka / Nemo's Mother
• Dominique Pinon as Monkey
• Charley Boorman as Cunegond / Elevator Operator
• Gaetan Bloom as Puchkine
• Pierre Forget as Wagner
• Marcus Powell as Grunwald
• Carla D. Clark as Young Bess

Production

Goldcrest Films invested £2,099,000 in the film and received £1,482,000, making a loss of £617,000.^[2] The film was directed by Arnaud Sélignac who'd previously worked for the film's producer John Boorman as a stillsman on Excalibur.^[3]