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Ron Perlman,
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: Columbia TriStar
: Cult, Foreign, France, Spain, Fantasy
: 112 min.
: English, Spanish, French
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This visually inventive French sci-fi/fantasy tale began winning a cult following practically from the moment it was released. Krank (Daniel Emilfork) is a foul, monstrous creature who lords over the inhabitants of a small island; Krank's emotional being is every bit as ugly as his physical personage, largely because he does not have the ability to dream. However, he has developed a machine that can drain the dreams of others from their heads, and he devotes himself to kidnapping children from a nearby harbor town so that he can steal their pleasant dreams. Denree (Joseph Lucien) is one of the children who has been spirited off to the island; Krank discovers that he's an even bigger problem than he imagined when his big brother One (Ron Perlman), a harpoon-wielding mountain of a man, sets out on a rescue mission. Once he arrives on Krank's island, One encounters a brain in a fish tank that has learned to talk, a group of clones who can't decide who is the original, a pair of Siamese twins, an octopus that guides a group of orphaned thieves, and a girl named Miette (Judith Vittet) who says she can guide One to Denree. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
As Jean-Pierre Jeunet returns to the Bay Area for On Set with French Cinema, Hannah Eaves and Jonathan Marlow talk with the French director about his early work with Marc Caro (Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children), his Hollywood adventure (Alien: Resurrection), his international hits (Amélie and A Very Long Engagement) and his next film, an adaptation of Life of Pi. Full article >>
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| Unbelievable
by NPeeke
November 21, 2008 - 3:13 PM PST
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Visually stunning, childlike, disturbing and creative. From the man who brought us Amélie and Delicatessen, the movie plays like a dream.
So two people gave City of Lost Children bad reviews? Wow, folks, time to switch over the Netflix...sad. |
| couldn't finish it
by DStewart1
September 25, 2008 - 12:28 AM PDT
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| reminded me of the emperor's clothes. the scenes are cute but otherwise this movie has nothing to offer. couldn't finish it |
| Brilliantly bizarre
by Sujata
June 8, 2006 - 5:48 PM PDT
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5 out of 6 members found this review helpful
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| This is a brilliant movie in many aspects, but the most striking one for me was the sheer look of the movie. Caro and Jeunet unveil a fantastic dystopia which will keep you mesmerized. From cycloptic kidnappers to a mad scientist to brain-in-a-box, this movie lays out in lovely detail a mechanistic world gone horribly wrong, whose creator has lost the ability to dream. I won't reveal too much, suffice it to say that I'm going to watch this movie on the big screen the first chance I get. |
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