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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: Image Entertainment EAN: 9780780023529 Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 0780023528 Label: Criterion Languages: Manufacturer: Criterion MPN: PMIDCHI130D Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Criterion Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 22, 2002 Running Time: 163 minutes Studio: Criterion Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1946 Editorial Review: Product Description: Set in the theater district of early 19th-century paris children of paradise re-creates a glittering world of backstage life. Four men-to mime debureau the ambitious actor lemaitre the nihilistic villain lacenaire and the snobbish aristocrat monteray pursue their love for garance. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/22/2002 Starring: Jean-louis Barrault Pierre Brasseur Run time: 190 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Marcel Carne Amazon.com: A tragic French epic considered a classic romantic film, Children of Paradise takes as its setting a theater troupe in Paris during the 19th century, but was actually filmed during the last years of World War II. In the troupe, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault) falls in love with an actress in the company, but must vie for her affections with others, including a thief, an actor, and an influential count. When the actress is accused of theft, the mime exonerates her with a bravura performance for the prefect. Eventually, though, the actress must flee Paris under protection of the count after being mixed up in a crime with the thief, leaving the smitten mime heartbroken. In the intervening years, both become involved with others, the actress with the count and the mime with the daughter of the theater owner, eventually having a child. Both couples are unhappy, and although the mime rises above the poverty-stricken neighborhood where he has honed his trade and becomes wildly successful, he still pines away for the love of his life. Eventually the two lovers are meant to meet again, but their storybook ending may yet elude them. The film boasts a picaresque squalor drawn from the time in which it was set, highlighting the tenacious romance at its core. Children of Paradise has a melancholy feeling both authentic and immediate, a romance with moments of pure magic. --Robert Lane Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Children of ParadiseI have read so many conflicting things about "Children of Paradise," including that it is supposedly the greatest French film of all time. When I first watched it, I admit to being disappointed. It seemed a terribly dated piece of entertainment that had a couple of interesting performances and an interesting back story as to its filming. Bare bones, it is a story of a pantomime, Baptiste, who falls in love with Garance, an elegant woman, down on her luck at times, who seems to be every man's friend. ... Read More Rating:  - Most overrated film in history?I'm sorry, but this film has little to recommend: it's way too long, terribly over-acted, has French mimes, and one especially can't care at all for the fate of the self-centered characters. I kept hoping someone would simply murder all the main characters in a fit of bored rage! and bad mimes bring out the homicidal rage in nearly all Americans, with good reason. It's gets a star for the crowd scenes, very well faked, not staged looking like the comparable Gone with the Wind (also a terribly ... Read More Rating:  - The Children of ParadiseThis truly is a wonderful film. Beautiful filming and amazing performances. It is a particular must see for anyone interested in mime, Jean-Louis Barrault is an absolute genius. Rating: - Rife with Style and Substance...I can't say much that hasn't already been said. It's considered among the great films of all time, and this Criterion DVD is quite fine. My problem is that most of the disc 2 extras were written; it's universal acclaim could certainly used one of our many great film historians to tell us a bit more about the making of this sublime film. Director Marcel Carné worked under horrible circumstances, filming as the Germans were invading Paris. The turn of the century period flavor is beautifully captured, and though ... Read More Rating: - A Play in Two CDsI got the two CD set as a rental and I will relate my exasperation with CD number one because I have an observation or two to share from that experience. The problem with CD #1 was that I could not play it without having to bear the running commentary (in English) of some "expert" who presumably spent 3 hours describing the various important aspects of the film. In fairness to this individual, his preface stated that you wouldn't be listening to him unless you'd already seen the movie. However, I was not granted ... Read More |
