The City of Lost Children(Movie, 1995)

Name: The City of Lost Children
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
Released: 1995
Duration: T01:48:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "La Cité des Enfants Perdus" (French/FR)

1h 48min | Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 453 votes)

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. An international co-production of companies from France, Germany, and Spain, the film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen and Amélie. The musical score was composed by Angelo Badalamenti, with costumes designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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About The City of Lost Children

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

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The City of Lost Children 1995 Trailer HD | Ron Perlman(Trailer, 2:21)

The City of Lost Children 1995 Trailer HD | Ron Perlman (Trailer) | Trailer 1 (Trailer) | La cité des enfants perdus (1993) Bande Annonce VF [HD] (Trailer, FR) | Trailer 1 (Trailer, DE)

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Production countries: Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: StudioCanal, Procirep, Eurimages, Centre National de la Cinématographie, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+ España, Constellation, Televisión Española, Victoires Productions, Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L., Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG), Lumière Pictures, Constellation Productions, Claudie Ossard Productions, Cofimage 5, Club d'Investissement Média, Studio Image, Cofimage 4, Ossane, Phoenix Images

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), French (FR)

Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/15/1995 (World premiere: 08/17/1995)

Cast: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Alexis Pivot, Babeth Étienne, Christophe Salengro, Cyril Aubin, Dominique Bettenfeld, Dominique Chevalier, Enrique Villanueva, François Hadji-Lazaro, Frankie Pain, Geneviève Brunet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Philippe Labadie, Lorella Cravotta, Marc Caro, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mireille Mossé, Nane Germon, Rufus, Serge Merlin, Thierry Gibault, Ticky Holgado, Raphaèle Bouchard, Odile Mallet, Mapi Galán, Arthur Mazet

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Producer: Claudie Ossard

Screenwriter: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, Gilles Adrien, Guillaume Laurant

Film Editor: Hervé Schneid

Director of Photography: Michel Amathieu, Darius Khondji

Composer: Angelo Badalamenti

Production Designer: Marc Caro, Jean Rabasse

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La ciutat dels nens Perduts"

"Ladrão de Sonhos"

"惊异狂想曲"

"De fortabte børns by"

"La ciudad de los niños perdidos"

"La cité des enfants perdus"

"Η Πόλη των Χαμένων Παιδιών"

"Elveszett gyermekek városa"

"La città dei bambini perduti"

"ロスト・チルドレン"

"De fortapte barns by"

"The City of the Lost Children"

Keywords: steampunk, dystopia, friendship, dream, childhood, clone, flea, island, aging, rescue, eye, child kidnapping

Budget: 18,000,000 USD

Revenue: 1,738,611 USD (= 10%)

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The City of Lost Children(Movie, 1995)

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The City of Lost Children 1995 Trailer HD | Ron Perlman(Trailer, 2:21)

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