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One of the most-requested titles since home video first appeared" (Billboard), this popular, extraordinary French classic is now available on video--unabridged and fully restored to its original brilliance. Set in the theater district of early 19th-century Paris, Children of Paradise re-creates a glittering world of backstage life. Garance, a stunning and elusive courtesan, is loved by four men--the mime Debureau, the ambitious actor Lemaitre, the nihilistic villain Lacenaire, and the snobbish aristocrat Monteray. Prevert's screenplay has been called "the finest work...ever composed for the screen" (The Washington Post). Filmed during the Nazi Occupation, this sweeping romantic epic belongs triumphantly among the milestones of cinema. Children of Paradise
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Media Format: VHS
Genre: Foreign, Horror, Military & War, Romance
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Homevision
Actors: Arletty/ Jean-Louis Barrault/ Pierre Brasseur/ Pierre Renoir/ María Casares
Director: Marcel Carné
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Product Title: Children of Paradise [VHS]
Power Score: 4.9 | 3 Reviews
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This grand,lavish,romantic costume...
This grand,lavish,romantic costume drama,called by some France's answer to Gone with the Wind,and voted by the French Academy their country's greatest film,is a magnificent evocation of the theatre and teeming street life in 1830's Paris.Revolving round a beautiful,enigmatic courtesan(Arletty,in her defining role),a ruthless criminal,a soft-hearted mime artist and a romantic stage actor,the...
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By john davies - Feb 3, 2002
Beautiful film.
Beautiful film.
By jayiijay - Sep 27, 2001