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Children of Paradise

AT LAST! The Celebrated French Film.

8.1 / 10

190 minutes

1945-03-15

French

FR

Actors :

Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Marcel Herrand, María Casares, Louis Salou, Pierre Renoir, Jane Marken, Gaston Modot, Fabien Loris, Marcel Pérès, Etienne Decroux, Marcelle Monthil, Louis Florencie, Habib Benglia

Description

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/16/2024, 9:32:18 AM

Told in two acts with a curtain rising on both sections, this is quite a stylish, lavish even, and entertaining tale of a lady of the streets. "Garance" (Arletty) who sometimes uses her real name of "Claire Reine" is actually quite a decent woman who is wrongfully accused of pickpocketing in a busy market. Fortunately, the mime artist "Baptiste" comes to her rescue and quickly falls hook, line and...