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The city of lost children : La cité des enfants perdus / a film by Jeunet & Caro ; a co-production of Constellation ; Lumiere, Le Studio Canal + [and others] ; producer, Claudie Ossard ; screenplay writers, Gilles Adrien [and others] ; directors, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro.

Special édition.

English title from disc surface.

Originally made as a motion picture in 1995 in France with the participation of German and Spanish production companies.

Special features: Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Ron Perlman commentary ; Costume design gallery by Jean-Paul Gaultier ; Production sketch gallery ; Talent files ; Theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Darius Khondji ; music, Angelo Badalamenti ; editor, Herve Schneid.

Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Genevieve Brunet, Odile Mallet, Mireille Mossé, Serge Merlin, Francois Hadji-Lazaro, Rufus, Ticky Holgado, Jean-Louis Trintignant (Irvin).

DVD; Region 1; Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital, mastered in high definition.

DVD.

French, English (Dolby surround), or Spanish (Stereo) dialogue, with French, English, or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.

Videorecording.

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics, [2007], ©2007.

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

This fantastically twisted fairy tale is chock-full of curious characters and special effects. A sad and heartbroken madman, Krank, is aging prematurely because he can't dream. He kidnaps little children, hoping that eventually he will find a way to steal their sleeping thoughts. The story takes the form of a quest, as a sentimental harpooner-turned-fairground strongman, One, sets out to find his young brother on a dilapidated oil rig. He soon falls in love with the gutsy nine-year-old girl (who is head of the orphan gang), and together they run a gauntlet of fantastical dangers as they join hearts and hands to save a small boy's dreams from the madman's master plan.

MPAA rating: R, for disturbing and grotesque images of violence and menace.

Mentally ill -- Drama.

Dreams -- Drama.

Ossard, Claudie.

Adrien, Gilles.

Jeunet, Jean-Pierre, 1953-

Caro, Marc.

Perlman, Ron, 1950-

Emilfork, Daniel.

Vittet, Judith.

Pinon, Dominique, 1955-

Dreyfus, Jean-Claude.

Brunet, Geneviève.

Mallet, Odile.

Mosse, Mireille.

Merlin, Serge.

Hadji-Lazaro, François.

Rufus.

Holgado, Ticky.

Trintignant, Jean-Louis.

Constellation Films.

Lumiere Productions.

Studio Canal+.

Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)

Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)

Cité des enfants perdus

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