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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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