Children of Paradise

Poetry with a capital "P," sprinkled with fairy dust.
-- Richard Brody, New Yorker

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Children of Paradise

(Les Enfants du paradis)
Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with Children of Paradise, the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Deftly entwining theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect the tumultuous world of nineteenth-century Paris, teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. Janus Films is proud to present this masterpiece – repeatedly declared the greatest French film of all time – in a restored DCP taken from the original camera negative.
Not Rated
Web Site
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Runtime
190
Language
English
Director
Marcel Carné
Cast
Arletty, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir
FEATURED REVIEW
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

Until watching the magnificent new restoration of Marcel Carné’s 1945 “Children of Paradise” a few days ago, I hadn’t seen this legendary love story — arguably the most famous and beloved film ever made in France — in more than 20 years. I was a little apprehensive. “Children of Paradise” is a ...

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