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LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS (1995) Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet Ron Perlman as One & Judith Vittet as Miette

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Judith Vittet

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Judith Vittet as Miette in The City of Lost Children (1995). This is the second of four credits for Judith, 1994-1997. She has three later costuming credits, for additional costumes in A Very Long Engagement (2004), and 161 episodes as costumer for a 2009-12 French series.

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The City of Lost Children (1995) @ theknockoutsf Monday 10/14/6:30pm

Stripped street urchin Miette wanders into the unreal cyber-surrealism of an eccentric isolated scientist who deploys a cast of damaged characters to help him harvest dreams. Can the dreams of innocent children stop the aging process? The City of Lost Children is comparable to Brazil with equal parts Amelie, Dark City and Alien 4. The soundtrack is done by Angelo Badalamenti, the costuming by Jean-Paul Gaultier, the directors did Delicatessen– this is haute filmmaking! Featuring Ron Hellboy Perlman, Judith Vittet, and the cast of Amelie/Delicatessen/Alien4. Directed by Caro et Jeunet.

A recommendation from May, whose name may be misspelled.

Space Cowboys, after 10+ years of nearly continuous monthly screenings, with special drinks, banter–“this isn’t cyberpunk???”, Cyberpunk Cinema will soon be coming to an end in its current format. This isn’t the last night, but it’s sure close to it…

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The City of Lost Children (1995)

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The City of Lost Children (1995)

The City of Lost Children is a film with a distinct style of storytelling and equally unique visuals. It stands out among the rest. Although not every idea is fully developed, it's unforgettable.

Long ago, a scientist created Krank (Daniel Emilfork), an intelligent but evil man who cannot dream. Living on an abandoned oil rig with the long-gone scientist’s other creations, a dwarf named Martha (Mireille Mossé), six childish clones (Dominique Pinon) and a brain in a vat named Irvin (voiced by Jean-Louis Trintignant), Krank has strongarmed them into stealing children for him. From the children, he hopes to find a way to dream. After Krank’s minions kidnap Denree (Joseph Lucien), his older brother One (Ron Pearlman) teams up with a street urchin named Miette (Judith Vittet) to find the lost children.

The plot sounds awfully random but there's a logic woven through. It's just difficult to put into words. Part fairytale, part futuristic nightmare, The City of Lost Children is filled with characters so unique they pop off the screen. Miette is part of a gang of orphans working for the Octopus, a pair of conjoined twins (played by Geneviève Brunet and Odile Mallet) who share more than just a body. Their movements mimic, or complement each others’ in a way that suggests they share a mind too. The ones responsible for the kidnapping are members of the Cyclops Cult, whose followers ritually blind themselves and use cybernetic eyes to see. On their own, they’d stand out but in a tale where we frequently get to walk through children’s dreams and every character feels like it’s from a cross between Oliver Twist and Snow White with a side trip through Alice in Wonderland, you only question them once the end credits have finished and you’ve returned to the real world.

It’s hard to pick just one aspect of this surreal tale as “the best" but I’ve decided to settle upon the dreams we see Krank wander through. Through relatively simple special effects, The City of Lost Children gets the feel of them perfectly. The bizarre in-the-moment logic, the fleeting imagery, the simple but chilling turns that make you wake up unsettled from a nightmare are all there. So often, I see films try to show dreams and drop the ball. This French production (yes, you’ll need to turn on the subtitles) gets it right.

A few aspects of this picture by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet don’t quite work. The Cyclopses, for example, fit in this world but aren’t necessary and dropping them might’ve given us time to examine the key characters further. It’s also worth noting that a few special effects are dated (mostly close-up shots of CG insects). Aside from those criticisms, this is a bit of a demented masterpiece. I love how it interprets the theme of childhood innocence. The adults have either retained it, or seek it, while the kids have given up on it long ago. Some images shown are so vivid they cannot be forgotten once seen. This overshadows the difficulty you might have wrapping your mind around all the ideas the film presents.

After finishing The City of Lost Children, I immediately wanted to watch it again. It’s not that the story is life-altering, that the performances are that good, or that it all necessarily means something big. It’s that this work is so distinct one taste makes you crave more. The picture’s a tad overindulgent in the weirdness, but somehow, that also works in its favour. (Original French version on DVD, May 11, 2018)

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Bad movie I have The City of Lost Children 1995

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In der heruntergekommenen Hafenstadt verschwinden Kinder. Mitglieder einer ganz besonders bescheuerten Sekte verschachern sie an Krank, einem von verschiedenen den Film bevölkernden Verrückter-Wissenschftler-Geschöpfen, der nicht träumen kann, und deshalb die Träume der Kinder stiehlt. Weil er aber aussieht wie Daniel Emilfork, bekommen die Kinder Alpträume. Die anderen sehen alle aus wie Dominique Pinon. Ron Perlman als One, der entzückende naive Kraftaugust mit dem schönen Pullover kommt ihnen schließlich auf die Schliche, weil er seinen verschwundenen kleinen Bruder sucht, und bekommt noch eine kleine Schwester dazu. Düsternis! Trübsal! Wahnsinn! Drehorgelgewimmer! Schön.

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Miette et One 

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La cité des enfants perdus (1995)

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FAVORITE HORROR FILMS | LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS (1995) Union Générale Cinématographique, Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon

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Visually exceptional, bold and imaginative, albeit very strange, The City Of Lost Children is a thoroughly entertaining and engrossing fantasy adventure.

Here’s my review.

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ABRIL 2, 1956

NACE EL DIRECTOR FRANCÉS MARC CARO

  La ciudad de los niños perdidos La cité des enfants perdus Dir. Marc Caro y Jean-Pierre Jeunet Francia/DEU/ESP 1995

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L'image du jour : le voleur de rêves de La Cité des enfants perdus

L’image du jour : le voleur de rêves de La Cité des enfants perdus

Le film “La Cité des enfants perdus” sort de l’imagination de Marc Caro et Jean-Pierre Jeunet, en 1995. A l’affiche de ce film fantastique sur les retrouvés Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinion, mais aussi Ron Perlman. Le principe est très simple : chaque jour de la semaine, à 7 h, CinéSéries vous proposez une image ou une vidéo insolite, marquante ou humoristique. Le synopsis du…

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THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN (1995)

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet y Marc Caro

Cast: Daniel Emilfork, Ron Perlman, Judith Vittet, ETC.

Duración: 112 Min.

Sinopsis:

Sobre una plataforma marina perdida en la niebla, el malvado Krank envejece prematuramente, pues carece de una cualidad esencial: la facultad de soñar. Por esta razón, rapta a los niños de la ciudad para robarles sus sueños. Sus compañeros de infortunio son: Irvin, un cerebro que flota dentro de un acuario, la señorita Bismuth y una banda de clónicos. Al otro lado de la niebla, en la ciudad portuaria, se encuentra One, una fuerza de la naturaleza ingenua, pero extraordinariamente valiente, que busca a su hermano pequeño desaparecido.

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