The city of lost children [dvd] = La cité des enfants perdus / Lumiere, Le Studio Canal +, France 3 Cinema présentent une production Claudie Ossard ; coproducteurs Européens Elias Querejeta et Tele München ; mise en scéne, Jean Pierre Jeunet ; scénario, Gilles Adrien, Jean Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro ; dialogues, Gilles Adrien ; produit par Claudie Ossard ; une film Jeunot & Caro.
Format:
[dvd] =
Edition:
Special ed.
Publisher:
Sony Pictures Classics,
Copyright Date:
c1999
Description:
1 videodisc (112 min. each side) : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Ron Perlman, 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, Joseph Lucien. Originally made as a motion picture in 1995. Theatrical release in United States by Sony Pictures Classics. Special features: theatrical trailer; production notes; talent files; commentary by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Ron Perlman; costume design gallery by Jean-Paul Gaultier; production sketch gallery.
Contents:
Side A. Widescreen version -- side B. Full screen version.
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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