The movie "The City of Lost Children" is about a scientist, Krank,who cannot dream. He sends out his henchmen t/kidnap children to venture into their dreams and steal them. Yet every time, it is a nightmare. He ends up crying at the end of every nightmare and does not understand why. He has a brain in a box that helps him with his experiments.
When Krank steals One's, an ignorant strongman who once was a whale hunter, little brother, One seeks the help of some orphaned children. These are controlled by the cyclops, men who can not see and have a telescope attached to their left eye. An orphan named Crumb runs away with One to help him defeat Krank.
But Crumb is being followed by these evil twins that "care" for the orphans. They make them steal jewels and money from neighbors and have to turn in a good amount or they are sent to the "hole". The twins catch up with Crumb and One and try to poison One with a potion from a flea that will make him kill Crumb.
But the flea master turns the flea onto the twins and they are killed in their own death trap they set up for One and Crumb. One and Crumb finally are able to get to Krank's lab on an island far away in the water.
They rescue all the children from Krank's possession. Even his little brother right before Krank stole his dreams.
This movie was filmed in 1995 and directed by Marc Caro and Jean- Pierre Jeunet. It stars Ron Perlman as One, Daniel Emilfork as Krank, and Judith Vittet as Crumb/ Miette. The film wasnominated 10 times for awards and won two. One for Best Production Design from Cesar Awards in 1996 and the other for best sound editing at Golden Reel Award in 1996.
Questions:
Did you like the film? Why or why not?
Overall this film was very good. It was intriguing and interesting and i have never seen a movie plot like that before. But some things were quite confusing. Maybe because it was a french film but I didn't understand the whole idea of a city on water. And the fact that it wasn't explained annoyed me. I feel that if I was to watch it again, I would catch things I didn't in the first time I watched it. But in general I loved the movie and would recommend it.
Was this film aesthetically beautiful? If yes, how? If no, why not?
I wouldn't say this movie is the exact meaning of aesthetically beautiful because the scene and plot were not happy and blissful. They were gray and dark and gloom. Children were stolen and a man could not dream.
How does the film compare to an American film of the similar genre? How is it different?
I have never seen a film like this one before. The plot was so creative and different. Yes there are orphan movies where the kids find another "parent" in this case One.
What does the film show about the French culture? Be specific?
The film shows that French directors and film writers have a very open mind and like to take risky attempts in film making. Not too many american directors wouldn't feel comfortable stepping into that sort of comfort zone. The movie was so different and strange and yet amazing that i couldn't stop watching it.
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