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The City of Lost Children

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Original title

La Cité des enfants perdus

Year

1995

Running time

112 min.

Country

France

Director

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Screenwriter

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, Gilles Adrien

Cast

Music

Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Producer

Co-production France-Spain-Germany;

CNC, France 3 Cinéma, Tele-München, Canal+, Eurimages, RTVE

Genre

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Adventure | Steampunk. Friendship. Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Cult Movie

Synopsis

The evil Krank is tormented by his inability to dream. He finds it necessary to try to steal the dreams of children, but since they fear him, he only gets their nightmares. When a circus strongman's little brother is kidnapped, the strongman (One) tracks him down and, with the help of some other eccentric characters, tries to put an end to the evil reign of Krank and his Cyclops army.

Rankings Position

#136 Best Science Fiction Movies

Awards: 1995: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

1995: César Awards: Best Production Design. 4 Nominations

1995: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1995: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1995: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best Special Effects

1995: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Horror Film.

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Critics' reviews

"This remarkable movie is really one-of-a-kind"

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"Children, and adults with adventurous taste in movies, will find this among the most eye-popping big-screen experiences in ages"

Peter Stack: SFGATE
"The City of Lost Children is a stunningly surreal fantasy, a fable of longing and danger, of heroic deeds and bravery, set in a brilliantly realized world of its own"

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"Sadly, the technical logistics seem to have impeded the dreamlike flow a movie like this requires"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"A vibrant, bubbling cauldron of breathtaking f/x, gross-out humor and in-your-face imagery"

Variety Staff: Variety
"Watching the film is like leafing through a giant sketchbook crammed with intriguing ideas that can't all be comfortably fitted into the same master plan."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Many people will probably not find themselves sympathetic to this movie's overachieving technological pretensions, while others will find it the best film in months or years."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
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