Les Enfants du Paradis
Les Enfants du Paradis
Inspired by real events and colourful characters like the mime Baptiste Debureau (Jean-Louis Barrault), the star Frédérick Lemaître (Pierre Brasseur) and the playwright Pierre-François Lacenaire (Marcel Herrand), the film is not merely a masterclass in great acting but a breathtaking achievement on every front, from the superb cinematography and sets (courtesy of the great Trauner) to Carné's deft elaboration of the sheer genius of Jacques Prévert's script. All are enhanced in this glittering new digital restoration.
4.9 out of 5 based on 8 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Romance |
| Director |
Marcel Carné |
| Cast |
Pierre Brasseur, Arletty Jean-Louis Barrault |
| Studio |
BFI |
| Release Date |
November 2011 |
| Running Time |
190 mins |
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Inspired by real events and colourful characters like the mime Baptiste Debureau (Jean-Louis Barrault), the star Frédérick Lemaître (Pierre Brasseur) and the playwright Pierre-François Lacenaire (Marcel Herrand), the film is not merely a masterclass in great acting but a breathtaking achievement on every front, from the superb cinematography and sets (courtesy of the great Trauner) to Carné's deft elaboration of the sheer genius of Jacques Prévert's script. All are enhanced in this glittering new digital restoration.
Reviews
Empire Magazine
Phillippa Bloom
“[This] wonderful film can barely be contained on the screen bursting is it with the stuff of life on the Boulevard Du Crime in 19th Century Paris, a life so vibrant that it threatens to spill from every frame and carry on an existence of its own elsewhere.”
07/11/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“[It] works so wonderfully well that you can forgive the fact that almost everything in it is larger than life.”
11/11/2011
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The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
“A rich Balzacian drama that bulges with life, with incident, with romantic idealism.”
10/11/2011
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The Times
Kate Muir
“The remastered print is wonderfully clear, and Jacques Prévert’s script is full of wit”
11/11/2011
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Total Film
Tom Dawson
“One of the crown jewels of French cinema.”
08/11/2011
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The Observer
Philip French
“[A] long, romantic recreation of life – high, low and theatrical.
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13/11/2011
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
“In both its glistening romanticism and cleverness of form, it’s an enchanting film.
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13/11/2011
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Time Out
David Jenkins
“[A] film which is content to let a dazzling, witty script, sumptuous set design and exceptional performers lend the fiction its lifeblood.”
07/11/2011
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