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The City of Lost Children

7.2

Released May 17, 1995Runtime 1h 53min

Where happily ever after is just a dream.

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

Genres

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Adventure

Production Companies

Constellation

Lumière Pictures

Le Studio Canal+

France 3 Cinéma

Elías Querejeta PC

Tele München

Production Countries

France

Germany

Spain

United Kingdom

Finances

Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $1,738,611
Profit/Loss: $-16,261,389

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Cast

Ron PerlmanOne

Dominique PinonThe Diver / The Clones

Judith VittetMiette

Daniel EmilforkKrank

Jean-Claude DreyfusMarcello

Geneviève BrunetThe Octopus

Odile MalletThe Octopus

Mireille MosséMiss Bismuth

Serge MerlinGabriel Marie

RufusPeeler

Ticky HolgadoEx-Acrobat

Cris HuertaFather

Jean-Louis TrintignantL'oncle Irvin (voice)

Joseph LucienDenree

Mapi GalánLune

Briac BarthélémyBottle

Pierre-Quentin FaeschPipo

Alexis PivotTadpole

François Hadji-LazaroKiller

Dominique BettenfeldBogdan

Lotfi Yahya JedidiMelchior

Thierry GibaultBrutus

Marc CaroBrother Ange-Joseph

Ham Chau LuongTattoo Artist

Frankie PainBarmaid

Enrique VillanuevaSpainard

Dominique ChevalierTied-up Guard

Lorella CravottaWoman at Her Window

Éric HouzelotSoldier

Philippe BeautierDouble Clones

Marc AmyotDouble Clones #2

Jean-Philippe LabadieDouble Clones

Raphaèle BouchardMiette, Age

Elisabeth EtienneMiette, Age 37

Rachel BoulengerMiette, Age 43

Michel MotuKrank, Age 45

Nane GermonMiette, Age 82

Léo RubionJeannot

Guillaume Billod-MorelChild

BezakHelmsman

Hong Mai ThomasTattoo Artist's Wife

René PivotGlazier

Daniel AdricCyclops

Christophe SalengroSoldier

René MarquantCaptain

Michel SmolianoffAwake Tramp

Lili CognardWinner

Angélique PhilibertStripper

Marie PiémontèseStripper

Antoinette DiasStripper

Zak RussomannoStripper

Djamila BoudaStripper

Lauren GeoffroyStripper

Cyril AubinDouble Clones #4

Bruno JournéeDouble Clones #5

Jérémie FreundKrank, Age 12

Joris GenesteKrank, Age 36

Julie BernardChild

Valentin SimonetChild

Eglantine BlanckaertSchoolchild

Gaëtan BouyalaSchoolchild

Mickael BussingerSchoolchild

Jonathan GatinoisSchoolchild

Joshka KaufmannSchoolchild

Morgan MariacSchoolchild

Caroline MarsilySchoolchild

Geoffroy MorangeSchoolchild

Sébastien ThaissartSchoolchild

Charlotte BienfaitBaby

Camille DufeuBaby

Robinson FouilleBaby

Alysia HoffeurtBaby

Sandy KontargyrisBaby

Andrew LaupenBaby

Théo MaduenoBaby

Arthur MazetBaby

Fackry M'SaidieBaby

Gabriel PierreBaby

Bérangère PivotBaby

Charlotte Ribaud-ChevreyBaby

Laura RobertBaby

Caroline RochandBaby

Carolane YvanBaby

Margot TostivintBaby

Buster VerbraekenKrank, Age 4

Mathieu KassovitzMan on the Street (uncredited)

Crew

Jean-Pierre JeunetDirector

Marc CaroDirector

Grégoire BarachinSecond Assistant Director

Christophe DouchandFirst Assistant Director

Jean-Marc TostivintFirst Assistant Director

Florence Magna-SchneidContinuity

Aruna VilliersScript Supervisor

Jean-Pierre JeunetScreenplay

Marc CaroScreenplay

Gilles AdrienScreenplay

Gilles AdrienDialogue

Félicie DutertreProducer

María Victoria HebreroProducer

José Luis LopezProducer

Arlette MasProducer

Claudie OssardProducer

François RabesProducer

Pierre-Jacques BénichouCasting

Jean-Jacques DamianiUnit Manager

Edith PommerolUnit Manager

Fabien PondevauxAssistant Production Manager

Gilles SaulnierUnit Manager

Daniel SzusterProduction Manager

Bruno VignierUnit Manager

Primitivo ÁlvaroUnit Manager

Gabrielle BeroffCasting Assistant

Nathanièle EstherCasting Assistant

Marie-Laure VillaLocation Manager

Sylvie ZadjnerLocation Manager

Aude BoedecProduction Secretary

Gilles CaussadeFinance

Elías QuerejetaProducer

Svetlana NovakProduction Assistant

Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer

Darius KhondjiDirector of Photography

Hervé SchneidEditor

Aline BonettoSet Decoration

Jean-Paul GaultierCostume Design

Georges MougineSet Decoration

Denis OzenneSet Decoration

Marc CaroProduction Design

Jean RabasseArt Direction

PitofVisual Effects

Guillaume LaurantAdditional Dialogue

Jean-Pierre JeunetAdditional Dialogue

Jean RabasseProduction Design

Marie-Laure VallaSet Decoration

Beya GasmiAssistant Hairstylist

Benoît LestangMakeup Artist

John NolletHairstylist

Stéphanie SelvaMakeup Artist

Nathalie TissierKey Makeup Artist

Nathalie TissierMakeup Artist

Nathalie TissierMakeup Designer

Isabelle MoraxPost Production Supervisor

Vincent ArnardiSound Re-Recording Mixer

Vincent ArnardiSound Supervisor

Vianney AubeADR Editor

Emmanuel AugeardADR Editor

Aïlo Auguste-JudithSound

Lucien BalibarSound

Marc CaroSound Effects

Aymeric DevoldèreSound

Pierre ExcoffierSound

Vincent GuillonSound Editor

Jean-Pierre HalbwachsSound Designer

Jean-Pierre HalbwachsSound Editor

Jean-Pierre HalbwachsSound

Gérard HardySound Editor

Laurent KossayanSound Effects

Franck LebonSound Effects

Thierry LebonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Jean-Louis LebrasADR Recordist

Jean-Pierre LelongFoley Artist

Jacques LévySound

Pierre MartensSound Recordist

Mario MelchiorriAssistant Foley Artist

Bruno MercèreSound Effects

Laurent ZeiligBoom Operator

Cyrille ZoukhotineSound

Philippe AlletonSpecial Effects

Jean-Baptiste BonettoSpecial Effects

Yves DomenjoudSpecial Effects

Delphine DoreauSpecial Effects

Denis GastouSculptor

Olivier GleyzeSpecial Effects

Pierre-Paul JayneSculptor

Lionel MathisSpecial Effects

Pascal MolinaAnimatronics Designer

Jean-Christophe SpadacciniSpecial Effects

Alain CarsouxDigital Compositor

Jean-Marc Castera3D Modeller

Jean-Marc CasteraAnimation

Pierre BuffinAnimation

Delphine DomerSet Supervisor

Delphine DomerVisual Effects Producer

Thomas DuvalDigital Compositor

Hubert FourneauxVisual Effects

Cédric HouplainVisual Effects

Arnon Manor3D Modeller

Arnon Manor3D Animator

PitofDigital Effects Supervisor

Frederic Soumagnas3D Modeller

Veronique ZylberfainGraphic Designer

Eric BaroneStunts

Jean-Claude BraquetStunts

Rémi CanapleStunts

Patrick CauderlierStunt Coordinator

Pascaline GirardotStunts

Christian HeningStunts

Michel JulienneStunts

Marcel LabbayeStunts

Jean-Loup MichouStunts

Stephane OdeStunts

Frederick RenardStunts

Catherine RobertStunts

Christophe RoblinStunt Driver

Christophe RoblinStunts

Philippe VittorianiStunts

Michel AmathieuAdditional Photography

Adrien AnglivielFirst Assistant Camera

Franck BarraultElectrician

Christophe BeaucarneAssistant Camera

Vincent BlascoGrip

Sophie CadetAssistant Camera

Eric CaroSet Photographer

Isabelle CasezAssistant Camera

Johanne DebasAssistant Camera

Philippe DepardieuElectrician

Robert DonaGrip

Bruno DubetKey Grip

Thierry FontenyGrip

Bernard GemählingElectrician

Amnon IsraeliCamera Operator

Marc KoninckxCamera Operator

Marc KoninckxSteadicam Operator

Philippe Le SourdSecond Assistant Camera

Agnès LetessierAssistant Camera

Eric MoninElectrician

Mikaël MonodElectrician

Jean-Hugues OppelAssistant Camera

Pascal PajaudGaffer

Michel RevestAssistant Camera

Luc RondeauElectrician

Michel SabourdyElectrician

Etienne SaldésGrip

Roland SavoyeUnderwater Camera

Jean-Michel VincentGrip

Yorgo VoyagisKey Grip

Madeline FontaineKey Costumer

Janet LatimerDresser

Katia BesimenskyAssistant Editor

Beatriz ChamónAssistant Editor

Colette KassabianNegative Cutter

Yvan LucasColor Timer

Andrew BarrettConductor

Andrew BarrettOrchestrator

Andrew BarrettMusician

Darin A. DrennanOrchestrator

Darin A. DrennanMusic Editor

Charles SamekConductor

Hervé SchneidMusic Editor

René TaquetMusic Consultant

Angelo BadalamentiMusic Producer

Angelo BadalamentiOrchestrator

Yvon FrémyDriver

Sylvain SurbleCatering

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Reviews

by Filipe Manuel Neto

**A visual spectacle with an irritating story that doesn't justify the time spent watching the film.** I loved – like almost everyone else – “Amelie” and I didn't particularly like “Delicatessen”. However, I didn't give up on Jean Pierre Jeunet and decided to see this film. I confess that I was ...

The basic premiss of this film is really quite simple. "Krank" (Daniel Emilfork) is super-bright, slightly deranged and lonely. He lives on a remote oil rig with only whom he can manufacture for companionship. His biggest problem is that he cannot dream. Without them he will die. He must, therefore...