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Children of Paradise - 2 Disc Set


Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Deftly entwining theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect the tumultuous world of 19th-century Paris, teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. This Criterion Collection presents this milestone of cinema in a new high-definition film transfer made from the restored negative. Starring Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir and María Casares.

DVD - The Criterion Collection - 2 Disc Set

  • Audio Tracks: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
    Subtitles: English
  • Black & White
  • Commentary by film scholar Brian Stonehill
  • Commentary by director Terry Gilliam
  • 24 page booklet, including transcribed excerpts from Brian Stonehill's 1990 interview with Marcel Carne, cast biographies, and essay by film historian Peter Cowie

    Disc 1
  • Feature Film
  • Restoration demonstration

    Disc 2:
  • Commentary by film scholar Charles Affron
  • Jacques Prevert's film treatment
  • Production stills gallery
  • Filmographies for Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert
  • Full-screen format


Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Marcel Carne
Black & White
190 minutes
Released: 1946
Rated: NR

Country: France
Language: French (English subtitles)
Genre: Drama / Romance

 

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