The City of Lost Children is a 1995 French‑language science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean‑Pierre Jeunet and written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien. A co‑production between France, Spain, and Germany, the film follows a mad scientist named Krank who lives on an offshore rig and, deprived of the ability to dream, kidnaps children from a nearby port city to steal their dreams. When one of his victims is Denrée, the little brother of a carnival strongman known as One, One teams up with a precocious orphan girl, Miette, to rescue him and confront Krank's bizarre creations. Featuring stylized production design by Darius Khondji and costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier, and scored by Angelo Badalamenti, the film premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and is widely regarded as a visually inventive example of European steampunk‑tinged cinema. It achieved generally favorable reviews and though it under‑performed commercially, it has since attained cult status.
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet / Marc Caro
Genres - Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Arthouse Science Fiction Film, Dystopian Film |
Release Date - May 17, 1995 |
Run Time - 112 min. |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Budget
$18,000,000
Box Office
$1,784,338
Themes
Tags
1995 Cannes Film Festival, Aging, Angelo Badalamenti, Child Kidnapping, Children, Clone, Coming Of Age/Teen, Cult, Dark, Dream, Dystopia, Flea, Friendship, Girl, Jeunet, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Rescue, Steampunk, Steampunk Film
Attributes
Subject: cloning, mad scientist
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A Cidade das Crianças Perdidas
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De förlorade barnens stad
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De fortabte børns by
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De fortapte barns by
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Die Stadt der verlorenen Kinder
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Elveszett gyermekek városa
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I poli ton hamenon paidion
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Kadonneiden lasten kaupunki
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Kadunud laste linn
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Kayıp çocuklar şehri
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La cité des enfants perdus
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La città dei bambini perduti
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La città perduta
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La ciudad de los niños perdidos
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La ciutat dels nens Perduts
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La ciutat dels nens perduts
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Ladrão de Sonhos
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Lost Children
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Mesto izgubljenih otrok
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Miasto zaginionych dzieci
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Pasiklydusių vaikų miestas
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Shahre Bachehaye Gomshode
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The City of Lost Children
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The City of the Lost Children
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Η πόλη των χαμένων παιδιών
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Город потерянных детей
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Град изгубљене деце
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Градът на изгубените деца
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Місто загублених дітей
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ロスト・チルドレン
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惊异狂想曲
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驚異狂想曲
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