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Children of Paradise
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
1945 · Directed by Marcel Carné · 190 min · Drama · Romance · 20 frames
Tagline
AT LAST! The Celebrated French Film.
Crew
- Screenplay: Jacques Prévert
- Cinematography: Marc Fossard, Roger Hubert
- Edited by: Madeleine Bonin, Henri Rust
- Music: Maurice Thiriet
- Production design: Alexandre Trauner, Léon Barsacq, Raymond Gabutti
- Produced by: Raymond Borderie, Fred Orain
Cast
- Arletty as Claire Reine, dite Garance
- Jean-Louis Barrault as Baptiste Debureau
- Pierre Brasseur as Frédérick Lemaître
- Marcel Herrand as Pierre-François Lacenaire
- María Casares as Nathalie
- Louis Salou as Édouard comte de Montray
- Pierre Renoir as Jericho
- Jane Marken as Mme Hermine
- Gaston Modot as Fil de Soie
- Fabien Loris as Avril
Production
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Studios: Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
- Box office: $1,457
- Themes: pantomime, anarchist, count, love, thief, murder, mime, black and white, false accusations, hoodlum
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