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La cité des enfants perdus (1995)
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15 December 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Where happily ever after is just a dream. morePlot:
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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It's so bizarre that it's beautiful; it's so illogical that it's funny; it's so dark that it's so sweet. more (219 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ron Perlman | ... | One | |
| Daniel Emilfork | ... | Krank | |
| Judith Vittet | ... | Miette | |
| Dominique Pinon | ... | le scaphandrier / les clones | |
| Jean-Claude Dreyfus | ... | Marcello | |
| Geneviève Brunet | ... | la Pieuvre | |
| Odile Mallet | ... | la Pieuvre | |
| Mireille Mossé | ... | Mademoiselle Bismuth | |
| Serge Merlin | ... | Gabriel Marie (Cyclops Leader) | |
| Rufus | ... | Peeler | |
| Ticky Holgado | ... | Ex-acrobat | |
| Joseph Lucien | ... | Denree | |
| Mapi Galán | ... | Lune | |
| Briac Barthélémy | ... | Bottle | |
| Pierre-Quentin Faesch | ... | Pipo |
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The City of Lost Children (UK) (USA)Die Stadt der verlorenen Kinder (Germany)
La ciudad de los niños perdidos (Spain)
La ciutat dels nens perduts (Spain: Catalan title) (TV title)
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Rated R for disturbing and grotesque images of violence and menace.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
112 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Studios 91 Arpajon, Saint-Germain-les-Arpajon, Essonne, FranceFun Stuff
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To achieve the slightly skewed color scheme of the movie, the actors were made up in white face and the color palette corrected until they were flesh-toned. moreSoundtrack:
My Very Sweet Lady moreFAQ
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It's so bizarre that it's beautiful; it's so illogical that it's funny; it's so dark that it's so sweet. That's The City of the Lost Children. The plot it's that the evil -and weird- Krank (Daniel Emilfork) kidnap children to stole their dreams due to the lack of his ability of dream. Or at least he did it, until it came One (Ron Perlman), in the search of his adoptive little brother, aided by Miette (Judith Vittet), a street smart orphan child.
In technical aspects it's a master piece. The decoration give a baroque sensation of always being in small places, yet it's a full city populated of bizarre characters as the story itself.
The acting it's great. I'm quiet impressed for the flawless french that Ron Perlman show us, he's just simply astounding. I cannot say less of Judith Vittet, that being a child in that time she was a tremendous actress. The two have a good chemistry as a girl mature as an adult and a grow up man with the innocence of a kid.
I can't say that this is a movie that everyone would like, because it's not. It have a little of nonsense that might be not of the like of all the public. And all the dark atmosphere might be a little suffocating. So, take the risk and watch it, and then decide: you love it, or you hate it.