Children of Paradise ( Les Enfants du Paradis )
Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with "Children of Paradise" ("Les Enfants du Paradis"), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Deftly entwining theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carne and screenwriter Jacques Prevert resurrect the tumultuous world of nineteenth-century Paris, teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. Considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made.
Year: 1945
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Foreign Language Films, French Cinema, Cult Films / After Dark, Film Festivals 1996, Best of the 1940s, Time Mag's 100 Best, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: France
Director: Marcel Carne
Starring: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur
Duration: 186 Minutes
Rating: PG
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