The City of Lost ChildrenDirected by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Produced by Constellation
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 52 min
French release : 17/05/1995
Production year : 1995
DirectorsActorsSynopsisOn a mist-shrouded rig in the sea, beyond an old minefield, Krank ages prematurely because he lacks one vital function : the ability to dream. And so he kidnaps children from the harbour town, to steal their happy dreams from them... About"It all started with an engraving by Gustave Dore and turned into 5,000 square metres of fake polystyrene bricks. Then, after fantasizing over paintings of De Chirico, we had more than 50 painters and sculptors working as craftsmen of mold, rust and humidiy. The set for "The City of Lost Children" was the object of a permanent exchange with Caro and Jeunet concerning the right atmosphere. We came out with references as varied and precise as Otto Dix and G. D. Friedrich, Gustave Eifffel, the streets of the Casbah, the London docks or the canals of Venice... One hell of mix... that we forgot as soon as possible to find the set's own logic, volume and colour. We set out with strong desires, the dreams of spoiled brats, and ended up in Europe's largest studio in Arpajon, a fundamental decision to make shooting as easy and fast as possible (...). A lot of people and work but with everyone highly motivated to create the setting for such a beautiful and surprising tale."
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Co-production : Studiocanal, France 3 Cinéma, Lumière International
Foreign production company : TMG - Tele-München Group, Elias Querejeta PC
Film export/Foreign Sales : StudioCanal Films Limited
French distribution : Fox France
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Claudie Ossard
Adaptation/Dialogue Writer : Gilles Adrien
Screenwriters : Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Director of Photography : Darius Khondji
Sound Recordists : Pierre Excoffier, Gérard Hardy
Production Manager : Daniel Szuster
Press Attaché (film) : Claude Davy
Editor : Hervé Schneid
Sound Editor : Laurent Kossayan
Production Designer : Jean Rabasse
Music Composer : Angelo Badalamenti
Costume Designer : Jean-Paul Gaultier
Make-up Artist : Nathalie Tissier
Sound Mixer : Thierry Lebon
Still Photographer : Éric Caro
Location Manager : Guillaume Favreau
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : Majority French (France, Spain, Germany)
Production year : 1995
French release : 17/05/1995
Runtime : 1 h 52 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 81.347
Visa issue date : 10/05/1995
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SR
Official website : www.spe.sony.com/classics/city
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