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Children of Paradise (1945)
Les enfants du paradis (original title)

APPROVED  163 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  15 November 1946 (USA)
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This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine... See full summary »

Director:

Marcel Carné

Writer:

Jacques Prévert (scenario and dialogue)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arletty ...
Caire Reine dite Garance - une actrice de théâtre et modèle
Jean-Louis Barrault ...
Jean-Baptiste Debureau - un mime amoureux de Garance
Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur ...
Pierre Renoir Pierre Renoir ...
Jéricho - un marchand d'habits
María Casares María Casares ...
Nathalie - une camarade de théâtre de Debureau, amoureuse de lui (as María Casarès)
Gaston Modot Gaston Modot ...
Fil de Soie - un faux aveugle
Fabien Loris Fabien Loris ...
Avril - le bras droit de Lacenaire
Marcel Pérès Marcel Pérès ...
Le directeur des Funambules
Palau Palau ...
Le régisseur des Funambules (as Pierre Palau)
Etienne Decroux Etienne Decroux ...
Anselme Debureau - un mime, le père de Jean-Baptiste (as Étienne Decroux)
Jane Marken Jane Marken ...
Mme Hermine - la tenancière de l'Hôtel du Relais (as Jeanne Marken)
Marcelle Monthil Marcelle Monthil ...
Marie - une actrice
Louis Florencie Louis Florencie ...
Le gendarme des 'Adrets'
Habib Benglia Habib Benglia ...
L'employé des bains turcs
Rognoni Rognoni ...
Le directeur du Grand Théâtre
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Storyline

This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine, an actress and otherwise woman-about-town who calls herself Garance. Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: Frederick, a pretentious actor; Lacenaire, a conniving thief; and Count Eduard of Monteray. The story is further complicated by Nathalie, an actress who is in love with Baptiste. Garance and Baptiste meet when Garance is falsely accused of stealing a man's watch. Garance is forced to enter the protection of Count Eduard when she is innocently implicated in a crime committed by Lacenaire. In the intervening years of separation, both Garance and Baptiste become involved in loveless relationships with the Count and Nathalie, respectively. Baptiste is the father of a son. Returning to Paris, Garance finds that Baptiste has become a famous mime actor. Nathalie sends her child to foil their meeting... Written by kevin kraynak <kevin@kraynakk.com>  

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Count | Love | Actor | Mime | Actress  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Amanti perduti See more »

Filming Locations:

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

FRF 41,000,000 (France) (1945)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: (edited)  | France:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The lines Frederick reads aloud in bed at Madame Hermine's are from Othello, Act 5 Scene 2. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The positions of Avril and Lacenaire in the Turkish baths changes between the shot of their entry and the closer shot. See more »

Quotes

Édouard, Count de Montray: You're much too lovely to be truly loved.
Garance: Truth, but only front the neck up, it frustrated them.
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