Film
Children of Paradise (1945)
AT LAST! The Celebrated French Film.
Drama, Romance· Directed by Marcel Carné· 190 min
Overview
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
Connections
Top billing
- Arletty as Claire Reine, dite Garance
- Jean-Louis Barrault as Baptiste Debureau
- Pierre Brasseur as Frédérick Lemaître
- Marcel Herrand as Pierre-François Lacenaire
- María Casares as Nathalie