LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS
NEWLY RESTORED VERSION

"A monument to the French cinema" The Guardian

Starring: ARLETTY • JEAN-LOUIS BARRAULT
PIERRE BRASSEUR • PIERRE RENOIR

Voted ‘The best French film ever made’ by the French Film Academy, Les Enfants du Paradis is a film of such dazzling proportions it has also been labelled the French Gone With the Wind.

Set amidst the glittering theatre world of 19th century Paris, the story revolves around the beautiful and free-spirited courtesan, Garance, and the four men who compete for her affections; a mime-artist, an actor, an aristocrat and a criminal. As the melodrama unfolds, we are treated to one of cinema’s greatest love stories, a captivating tale of passion, deception and murder.

The critics have run out of superlatives in their praise of Les Enfants du Paradis. They have called it "a masterpiece", "magnificent", "a national monument", "sublime", "heavenly", "a wonder". Once seen, never forgotten, its’ magical appeal grows with each viewing.

Following extensive treatment of the negative and the use of digital technology, this restored version is being presented for the first time.

Directed by MARCEL CARNÉ
Running time 183 mins
Cat no. 2NDVD3008
Cert PG
B&W