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Les enfants du paradis (1945)
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Director:
Writer:
Jacques Prévert (scenario and dialogue)
Release Date:
15 November 1946 (USA)
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Plot:
This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
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A timeless masterpiece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Arletty | ... | Garance (Claire Reine) | |
| Jean-Louis Barrault | ... | Baptiste Debureau | |
| Pierre Brasseur | ... | Frédérick Lemaître | |
| Pierre Renoir | ... | Jéricho | |
| María Casares | ... | Nathalie (as María Casarès) | |
| Gaston Modot | ... | Fil de Soie | |
| Fabien Loris | ... | Avril | |
| Marcel Pérès | ... | Director of the Funambules | |
| Palau | ... | Stage manager of the Funambules (as Pierre Palau) | |
| Etienne Decroux | ... | Anselme Debureau (as Étienne Decroux) | |
| Jane Marken | ... | Mme. Hermine (as Jeanne Marken) | |
| Marcelle Monthil | ... | Marie | |
| Louis Florencie | ... | Policeman | |
| Habib Benglia | ... | Turkish Bath Attendant | |
| Rognoni | ... | Director, 'Grand Theatre' |
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Also Known As:
Children of Paradise (USA)
L'homme blanc (France) (second part title)
Le Boulevard du crime (France) (first part title)
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L'homme blanc (France) (second part title)
Le Boulevard du crime (France) (first part title)
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Runtime:
USA:163 min (edited) | France:190 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:18 |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
Sweden:7 (1986) |
UK:PG |
USA:Approved
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When Italy fell to the Nazis, the Italian co-producers left the project, causing a financial vacuum.
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Continuity: The positions of Avril and Lacenaire in the Turkish baths changes between the shot of their entry and the closer shot.
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Quotes:
Anselme Debureau:
A kick in the ass, if well delivered, is a sure laugh. It's true. There's an entire order, a science, a style of kicks in the ass.
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Referenced in Incontrôlable (2006)
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It is an epic. One of the best films ever made. The script and the dialogues show that the genius of Jacques Prévert wasn't made only for written poetry but for poetry in motion as well.Carné's camera is precise and makes one feel like a real witness of the plot. All in all a lesson of how to make a film yesterday, today and tomorrow.