Children of Paradise / Contempt ( Les enfants du paradis / Le mépris )

Children of Paradise / Contempt (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les enfants du paradis / Le mépris
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Julie Bonan
Antoine de Gaudemar

Written By:
Serge July
Julie Bonan
Marie Genin
Antoine de Gaudemar

Actors:
Arletty ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Jean-Louis Barrault ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Jean-Roger Bontemps ..... Self
Claude Brasseur ..... Self
Pierre Brasseur ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Marcel Carné ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Gérard Fromanger ..... Self
Laurent Lederer ..... (voice)
Pascal Ory ..... Self
Jacques Prévert ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Michel Souvais ..... Self
Bertrand Tavernier ..... Self
Alexandre Trauner ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Edward Turk ..... Self
Jean-Luc Godard ..... Self
Jacques Rozier ..... Self
Alain Bergala ..... Self
Michel Piccoli ..... Self
Charles L. Bitsch ..... Self (as Charles Bitsch)
Brigitte Bardot ..... Self (archiveFootage)
Fritz Lang ..... Self (archiveFootage)

Synopsis:

Children of Paradise: The choreographer brings the Paris of yesteryear back to life: the city of the Boulevard du Crime from the first half of the 19th century, with its artists, theaters, and cabarets. In a staging reminiscent of a movie set, the mime Baptiste bathes in his memories, tell about his encounter with Garance, his impossible love for a marvelous yet unattainable woman, the magical universe of the stage, life behind the scenes, and the tenuous line performers maintain between reality and illusion. Marc-Oliver Dupin's original score provides the musical backdrop for a choreography alternating between larger ensemble numbers and intimate love duets. Contempt: A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of 'The Odyssey,' but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

French documentary TV series about films that marked their era.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 17 April, 2025.