The City of Lost Children Movie Review 1995

Weird not-for-the-kiddies fairytale finds crazed inventor Krank (Emilfork) getting his evil one-eyed minions, the appropriately named Cyclops, to kidnap local children so that he can steal their dreams (because Krank himself is incapable of dreaming). The latest victim is young Denree (Lucien), the adopted brother of sideshow strongman One (Perlman), who single-mindedly pursues a way to get Denree back--aided by nine-year-old feral child Miette (Vittet) and a band of orphan thieves. Freaks galore with avant-garde designer Jean-Paul Gaultier in charge of costumes. French with subtitles or dubbed.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Mad Scientists, Kidnapped!, Rescue Missions

Screenplay

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, Gilles Adrien

Cast

Marc Caro, Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Joseph Lucien, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Odile Mallet, Genevieve Brunet, Mireille Mosse

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Director

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Music

Angelo Badalamenti

Other

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Producer

Claudie Ossard, Sony Pictures Classics

Awards

Cesar 1996: Art Dir./Set Dec.