"Anyone who can resist its flamboyant charm deserves never to see Paris," wrote critic Andrew Sarris of CHILDREN OF PARADISE. It's been called France's answer to GONE WITH THE WIND, the greatest French film ever made, and an overrated bore. Filmed under a plethora of Nazi regulations with
a cast peppered with Resistance fighters, the making of this film is almost as interesting as the end result. What is especially fascinating is how Marxist screenwriter Prevert and director Carne were able to pull off a thinly disguised allegory of French resistance under the German occupation.
The story, which takes place in the Paris of the 1820s and 30s, is a complex tale of...
Released:
1945
Rated:
NR
Length:
195 mins