Definitely
not for the kiddies -- the opening sequence could make your little darling shriek with terror at the mere mention of Santa Claus. The children of a dismal port city are disappearing one by one, kidnapped by Krank (Daniel Emilfork), an evil genius who's
unable to dream. He's invented a machine designed to capture the sweet dreams of the innocent, but something's gone wrong and he's unable to extract anything from his victims but nightmares. Directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro (DELICATESSEN) have created a genuine phantasmagoria, and each
of the film's stunning set pieces is more wildly imaginative than the last. (In the most spectacular, a y...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
112 mins