La cité des enfants perdus [videorecording] = The city of lost children / a film by Jeunet & Caro ; a co-production of Constellation ; Lumiere, Le Studio Canal + ... [et al.] ; producer, Claudie Ossard ; screenplay writers, Gilles Adrien ... [et al.] ; directors, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro.
Region 1 ; Dolby 2-channel surround (French, English), stereo. (Spanish) ; Widescreen (1.85:1 ratio) English title from disc surface. Ron Perman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Genevieve Brunet, Odile Mallet, Mireille Mossé, Serge Merlin, Francois Hadji-Lazaro, Rufus, Ticky Holgado, Jean-Louis Trintignant (Irvin). Originally made as a motion picture in 1995 in France with the participation of German and Spanish production companies. Special features: Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Ron Perlman commentary ; Costume design gallery by Jean-Paul Gaultier ; Production sketch gallery ; Talent files ; Theatrical trailer.
Summary:
This fantastically-twisted fairy tale is chock-full of curious characters and special effects. A sad and heartbroken madman, Krank, is aging prematurely because he can't dream. He kidnaps little children, hoping that eventually he will find a way to steal their sleeping thoughts. The story takes the form of a quest, as a sentimental harpooner-turned-fairground strongman, One, sets out to find his young brother on a dilapidated oil rig. He soon falls in love with the gutsy nine-year old girl (who is head of the orphan gang), and together they run a gauntlet of fantastical dangers as they join hearts and hands to save a small boy's dreams from the madman's master plan.
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