The City of Lost Children

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

Original Title:La Cité des Enfants Perdus
Status: Released (1995-05-17)
Awards:5 wins & 14 nominations
BoxOffice:$1,738,611
Screen:Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Productions: Victoires Productions, Constellation Productions, Claudie Ossard Productions, Eurimages, Club d'Investissement Média, Canal+ España, Studio Image, Cofimage 4, Cofimage 5, Elías Querejeta PC, France 3 Cinéma, Lumière Pictures, Ossane, Phoenix Images, PROCIREP, CNC, TVE, StudioCanal, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Sony Pictures Classics, Tele München
Production Countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Spain
Spoken Languages: Français, 广州话 / 廣州話
The City of Lost Children
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Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

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**A visual spectacle with an irritating story that doesn't justify the time spent watching the film.** I loved – like almost everyone else – “Amelie” and I didn't particularly like “Delicatessen”. However, I didn't give up on Jean Pierre Jeunet and decided to see this film. I conf ....

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CinemaSerf

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The basic premiss of this film is really quite simple. "Krank" (Daniel Emilfork) is super-bright, slightly deranged and lonely. He lives on a remote oil rig with only whom he can manufacture for companionship. His biggest problem is that he cannot dream. Without them he will die. He ....

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