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The City of Lost Children
1995 1h 52m Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

The City of Lost Children

★ 7.4 IMDb
Action & Adventure Fantasy Science-Fiction Drama
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Writers Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant, Gilles Adrien
Cast Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Judith Vittet, Daniel Emilfork
DP Éric Caro
Production Designer Aline Bonetto
Music Marianne Faithfull
Essays and Criticism
On this film
Tales of Division and Pregnancy: "The City of Children" by Nestoras Poulakos, FIPRESCI
On Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Isn’t Anything Like Amélie, but He’s Trying by Tim Grierson, RogerEbert.com
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