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The City of Lost Children

10 Ratings: 2.9

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Starring Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon Directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet Writer: Gilles Adrian, Jean-Pierre Jeunet 1995 Product Description Studio: … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Cast: Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Rufus, Mapi Galan, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, see all

Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy

Release Date: December 15, 1995

MPAA Rating: R

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review by ryguy4738. September 16, 2012

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To dream of a diabolical Santa.

**** out of **** The critics need to back off on this one. Real filmmakers do not make their art to please those who went to school so that they could write about movies and say what they must (or must not, since nobody is forcing them but their employers). Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's second feature, "The City of Lost Children", is a futuristic steampunk fantasy of wild imagination and ambition that crams so many ideas into one movie that it's understandable how it … more

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review by Sheila. May 28, 2009

A French Fantasy Feast For The Eyes! From Amelie's Director

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, Alien Resurrection & Amelie) and his 1992 directing sidekick from Delicatessen, Marc Caro brings the dark, dank, rat-infested "City Of Lost Children" to life! All with the likes of one side-show travelling troupe strong-man, Mr. One played excellently by Beauty & The Beast's Ron Perlman, evil, pilfering, child corruptors and Fagin-like Siamese sisters joined by a third leg affectionately referred to as "The Octopus", and a manmade man who lacks … more

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review by Schtinky. November 11, 2008

Oddly twisted tale that is strangely delightful

Krank is an evil, created being who uses the Cyclops to kidnap children for him so that he can steal their dreams. Intrigued yet? One is the strongman at a street sideshow, who has adopted a street urchin as his younger brother, Denree. One is not much more than an adult child himself, having a simple brain, and when Denree is taken by the Cyclops, One must find him. One finds himself tangled up with a band of street kids, thieves and pickpockets, who are enslaved by Siamese … more

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