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| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Jeunet Marc Caro |
| Produced by | Félicie Dutertre |
| Written by | Gilles Adrien Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| Starring | Ron Perlman Daniel Emilfork Judith Vittet Dominique Pinon |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Cinematography | Eric Caro Philippe LeSourd Darius Khondji |
| Editing by | Ailo August Herve Shneid |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | 17 May 1995 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | France Germany Spain |
| Language | French |
The City of Lost Children (French: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a French fantasy/drama film by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet released in 1995. The film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen and Amélie. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
A mad scientist, Krank (Daniel Emilfork), kidnaps children to steal their dreams. Among them is the little brother, Denree (Joseph Lucien) , of carnival strongman One (Ron Perlman), who sets out to rescue him with the help of a young, orphaned, thieves' guild member named Miette (Judith Vittet).
[edit] Cast
- Ron Perlman as One
- Joseph Lucien as Denree
- Daniel Emilfork as Krank
- Judith Vittet as Miette
- Dominique Pinon as the diver
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Marcello
- Rufus as Peeler
- Ticky Holgado as Ex-acrobat
- Marc Caro as Brother Ange-Joseph
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as L'oncle Irvin (voice)
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Man on the street (uncredited)
- Geneviève Brunet as la Pieuvre
- Odile Mallet as la Pieuvre
[edit] Reception
The film holds a 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 34 reviews,[2] and a Metascore of 73 on Metacritic.[3]
[edit] Video game
A video game based on the film was released in the US and in parts of Europe for the PlayStation console and PC.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The City of Lost Children". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3353/year/1995.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "The City of Lost Children (La Cité des Enfants Perdus) (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/city_of_lost_children/.
- ^ "The City of Lost Children". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-city-of-lost-children. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "City of Lost Children Video Game". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/196922.html. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
[edit] External links
- The City of Lost Children Website at Sony Pictures
- The City of Lost Children at the Internet Movie Database
- The City of Lost Children at AllRovi
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