CHILDREN OF PARADISE (CRITERION) / LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (CRITERION) (BILINGUAL) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1945
• Genre: Drama, Foreign, Romance
• Plot: Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Children of Paradise, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages). With sensitivity and dramatic élan, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect a world teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. And thanks to a major new restoration, this iconic classic looks and sounds richer and more detailed than ever.
• Cast: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, María Casares, Gaston Modot, Fabien Loris, Marcel Pérès, Palau, Etienne Decroux, Jane Marken, Marcelle Monthil, Louis Florencie, Habib Benglia, Rognoni, Jacques Castelot, Paul Frankeur, Albert Rémy, Robert Dhéry, Auguste Bovério, Paul Demange, Louis Salou, Marcel Herrand, Jeanne Dussol, Lucienne Legrand, Maurice Schutz, Germain Aeros, Joe Alex, Nicolas Bataille, Jean-Pierre Belmon, Gérard Blain, Bill Bocket, Albert Broquin, Rivers Cadet, Jean Carmet, Maurice Cartier, Grégoire Chabas, Choisin, Henri de Livry, Max Dejean, Jean Diéner, Guy Favières, Madhyanah Foy, Roger Gaillard, Jean Gold, Gustave Hamilton, Josselin, Jean Lanier, Léon Larive, Lioté, Marcel Melrac, André Numès Fils, Raphaël Patorni, Cynette Quero, Pierre Réal, Paul Temps, Michel Vadet, Roger Vincent, Lucien Walter, Marcel Carné, Jacques Prévert
• Director: Marcel Carné
• Runtime: 3:10
• Company: Pathé, Janus Films, Criterion Collection, The
• Media Format: Movie