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The City Of Lost Children | Classification: Foreign Film - French Directed: - Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Marc Caro Actors/Actresses: - Ron Perlman - Daniel Emilfork Caro and Jeunet are true masters! This is one of my ultimate favourite movies. The visual effects are simply stunning and the expressions and faces of the characters are incredible (Daniel Emilfork makes Rowan Atchison look like a slacker)! The story line, while a little convoluted, is at least interesting. I feel a little like The Grinch criticizing Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's eerie cinematic genius. The plot is basic: an urban strongman's surrogate "little brother" is stolen by a group of deranged cyborg-creatures dubbed the cyclops'. In order to get the little boy, Denree, back, the strongman enlists the help of a motley crew of child kleptos. A pact is formed, and the strongman and the children (particularly a girl named Miette) delve into the dream-like underbelly of the City of Lost Children. If you're at all curious... see it! It's Unique, Artsy, Po-Mo - and Quite French Riding on the success of Amelie, the works of director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (who actually co-directed City of Lost Children with Marc Caro) are reaching a wider audience. City of Lost Children is the film Jeunet directed before Alien 4 and, like Amelie, it has a strange, dream-like quality that is both enticing and difficult to swallow. That, however, is where the similarities between the two films end. Speaking of dreams, that's exactly what City of Lost Children focuses on - the power and meaning of nocturnal images. Set in a dystopic future, a mad scientist living on what appears to be an abandoned oil platform kidnaps children to attempt to siphon their dreams, so that he can once again enjoy sleep. When he makes off with one of circus strongman Ron Perlman's friends, the gentle giant sets off to discover the city of lost children in the middle of the ocean. City of Lost Children is a difficult movie to pin down; one part Monty Python, two parts Dark City, and one part Mad Max, it is, at once, a post-modern farce and a brilliant piece of art. It's confusing and intentionally so. It follows the po-mo rule "weird for the sake of being weird," but in so doing redeems itself as a movie that, on some level, works. Make no mistake: City of Lost Children is not for everyone. In fact, even if someone liked Amelie, that person might not enjoy this film. It's not a film for "smart people" or movie geeks (although they like to talk about it ad nauseum); it's a film that captures the essence of dreams and proceeds to eke a 100-minute movie from it. The DVD presentation is superb, with a great video and sound transfer both on the original French track and the decent English dub (although purists will, no doubt, tell you to watch it in French). While not a reference-quality disc, it should certainly satisfy any fan of the movie. If one is unsure, City of Lost Children is a rent-before-you-buy deal. Definitely NOT a DVD to buy "blind." jacque le blew- this blew!!!!!!!! i take back my title , maybe this movie just wasn't for everyone. the dubbing was awful, and story just dragged on for too long. but all isn't lost........ the movie is visually stunning!! thats it take it or leave it! Buy The City Of Lost Children at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The City Of Lost Children Search with the Priority Search Engine on The City Of Lost Children This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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