The City of Lost Children (1995)

Original title

La Cité des enfants perdus

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Genre

fantasy film, science fiction film, steampunk film, dystopian film, arthouse science fiction film

Country

Germany, France, Spain

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,228 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A strongman named One teams up with a little girl to rescue his little brother from a mad scientist who steals children's dreams. They navigate a strange coastal city full of odd characters and inventions.

whimsicaldarkdreamlikesurrealmelancholicvisually ornateeccentricslow-paced

What happens

The City of Lost Children (French: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of companies from France, Germany, and Spain, the film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen (1991) and Amélie (2001). The musical score was composed by Angelo Badalamenti with costumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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