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The City of Lost Children (1995)
La cité des enfants perdus (original title)

R  112 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama   -  15 December 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.7/10 from 33,056 users   Metascore: 73/100 
Reviews: 224 user | 62 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ron Perlman ...
One
Daniel Emilfork Daniel Emilfork ...
Judith Vittet Judith Vittet ...
Dominique Pinon ...
Jean-Claude Dreyfus ...
Geneviève Brunet Geneviève Brunet ...
Odile Mallet Odile Mallet ...
Mireille Mossé Mireille Mossé ...
Serge Merlin Serge Merlin ...
Rufus Rufus ...
Ticky Holgado ...
Joseph Lucien Joseph Lucien ...
Mapi Galán Mapi Galán ...
Briac Barthélémy Briac Barthélémy ...
Pierre-Quentin Faesch Pierre-Quentin Faesch ...
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Storyline

Krank (Daniel Emilfork), who cannot dream, kidnaps young children to steal their dreams. One (Ron Perlman), a former whale hunter who is as strong as a horse, sets forth to search for Denree, his little brother who was kidnapped by Krank's men. Helped by young Miette (Judith Vittet), he soon arrives in La Cite des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children). Written by Marie-Andree Poisson  

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Plot Keywords:

Dream | Children | Aging | Mad Scientist | Circus  | See more »

Taglines:

Where happily ever after is just a dream. See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing and grotesque images of violence and menace See all certifications »

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Country:

France | Germany | Spain

Language:

French | Cantonese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Город потерянных детей See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,513,028 (USA)
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DTS  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color

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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Translated into a Computer Video Game by Psygnosis, with co-director Marc Caro overseeing the production and art design. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The words from The Original that Miette remembers in flashback (after she receives Uncle Irvin's dream message) differ slightly from what The Original actually said, although the point of the message is still the same. See more »

Quotes

le scaphandrier: The Children!
Miette: What about them? What do you know?
le scaphandrier: He takes them. The Devil takes them away. In his boat... he takes them to Hell.
Miette: What Hell?
le scaphandrier: The tattooed man: he knows where. The map... the map of the minefield is tattooed on his body.
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Connections

Referenced in Hostel (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bon Anniversaire" See more »