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CITY OF LOST CHILDREN is a breathtakingly one-of-a-kind fantasy, not easy to follow or figure out but an incredible ride in getting there. Somehow it successfully gene-splices sci-fi "cyberpunk" with scraps of Jules Verne, fairy-tale innocence, exquisite CGI f/x and carnival-midway surrealism.
- Columbia Tristar
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jun 1, 2024 · The City of Lost Children is not recommended for young children due to its dark and sometimes disturbing themes. It contains violence, suspense, and surreal elements that may be unsettling for some viewers.
The City of Lost Children (French: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman.
Feb 5, 2018 · The City of Lost Children is set in a dystopian city on the water, wherein children live in fear of being exploited for profits or kidnapped by a group of militant cyborgs known as Cyclops.
Oct 29, 2015 · It’s a weird movie that is dreamlike, wonderful and insane. Just so you understand this movie a little better, it is a French-German-Spanish movie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet who made Delicatessen and Amelie, so if you know those movies you will get why this movie is weird.
One joins forces with plucky orphan Miette, and together they set about finding Denree, a task that proves both difficult and dangerous thanks to a variety of weird and not very wonderful characters, including malevolent twins, six clones and a disembodied brain, and leading to a showdown on the rig.
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The City of Lost Children is Gilliamesque in its own imagination, all those steampunk head-dresses and grotesque characters, but its view of children is pure Spielberg. Jenuet and Caro's children are more avatars of innocence than characters.