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The City of Lost Children

Original title: La cité des enfants perdus · Turkish title: Kayıp çocuklar şehri

“Where happily ever after is just a dream.”

1995 · 1 h 52 min
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema
AdventureDramaFantasy

Cast

Ron Perlman Daniel Emilfork Judith Vittet Dominique Pinon Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Plot

In a strange harbour town, Krank, a scientist who cannot dream, has his henchmen steal children so that he can take their dreams. When his little brother is taken, One, a gentle circus strongman, searches for him with Miette, a young orphan thief. Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 1995 fantasy, with music by Angelo Badalamenti, opened the Cannes Film Festival.

Sinekatalog’s take

A fairy tale built from rust, fog and nightmares, with a child's logic and a grown-up's dread. Its storybook port city is the real star, and its images stay with you more than its plot does.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (75,442 votes)
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