Les Enfants du Paradis, released as Children of Paradise in North America, is a 1945 French film directed by Marcel Carné. It was made during the German occupation of France during World War II. Set among the Parisian theatre scene of the 1820s and 30s, it tells the story of a beautiful courtesan, Garance, and the four men who love her in their own ways: a mime artist, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat.
A three-hour film in two parts, it was described in the original American trailer as the French answer to Gone With the Wind (1939), an opinion shared by the critic David Shipman.The leading nouvelle vague director François Truffaut once said: "'I would give up all my films to have directed Children of Paradise'". The film was voted "Best Film Ever" in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in 1995.
Sally from Najac has arrived with her super collection of rather special French films. I picked this one out as it had such brilliant reviews.
The Cinema evening will be FREE and start at 6. 30pm on Wednesday 8th of January. the house is warm and you are guaranteed a comfy chair. Let me know if you fancy coming to watch it. The film will be in French and does have English sub titles.
Bookings to taglines82@gmail.com
