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A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 14 nominations
Geneviève Brunet
- La Pieuvre
- (as Genevieve Brunet)
Mapi Galán
- Lune
- (as Mapi Galan)
Briac Barthélémy
- Bottle
- (as Briac Barthelemy)
Léo Rubion
- Jeannot
- (as Leo Rubion)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo achieve the slightly skewed color scheme of the movie, the actors were made up in white face and the color palette corrected until they were flesh-toned.
- GoofsThe 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.
- Alternate versionsThere are two different audio tracks for the film - one is the original French language version and another is an English language dub.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Les enfants de la cité perdue (1995)
- SoundtracksWho Will Take Your Dreams Away
Music by Angelo Badalamenti
Lyrics by Marianne Faithfull
Performed by Marianne Faithfull
Featured review
Many disagree with the previous reviewer.
Not sure what the last reviewer watched, but City of lost Children is amazing cinema from the sets, color, acting, lighting, plot, it had everything pushed to the Nth from what I experienced.
It is NOT a typical American style movie. It is French and luckily, they are allowed to have an alternate path to interesting movie making.
This guy Jeunet puts a LOT into all of his productions. Almost a mentally overwhelming amount of style, info and actions (not action packed, but activities that go on in or behind the scene). He also did Amelie which is just as astounding and one of the best films ever made. Watch it start to finish if you don't believe that.
The City of Lost Childen extends its name sake across many peoples from the twisted characters that are adults and act like the children they never were, to the children who are lost from being children and must be adults. Not to mention the abductions and the reason for that.
So it is a win on many levels. One of the best, and I am so grateful I happened across this bazaar gem of a flick.
Wish more movies were as intricately entertaining as this art piece is.
Not sure what the last reviewer watched, but City of lost Children is amazing cinema from the sets, color, acting, lighting, plot, it had everything pushed to the Nth from what I experienced.
It is NOT a typical American style movie. It is French and luckily, they are allowed to have an alternate path to interesting movie making.
This guy Jeunet puts a LOT into all of his productions. Almost a mentally overwhelming amount of style, info and actions (not action packed, but activities that go on in or behind the scene). He also did Amelie which is just as astounding and one of the best films ever made. Watch it start to finish if you don't believe that.
The City of Lost Childen extends its name sake across many peoples from the twisted characters that are adults and act like the children they never were, to the children who are lost from being children and must be adults. Not to mention the abductions and the reason for that.
So it is a win on many levels. One of the best, and I am so grateful I happened across this bazaar gem of a flick.
Wish more movies were as intricately entertaining as this art piece is.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Місто загублених дітей
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,738,611
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,348
- Dec 17, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $1,783,616
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By what name was The City of Lost Children (1995) officially released in India in English?
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