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Children of paradise [videorecording] / Pathé Consortium Cinéma presents ; directed by Marcel Carné ; screenplay by Jacques Prévert ; production, Société nouvelle Pathé cinéma ; director of production, Raymond Borderie.

Les enfants du paradis (parallel title)

Arletty, 1898-1992 (actor.). Affron, Charles. (Added Author). Barrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994 (actor.). Borderie, R. (Raymond), 1897-1982 (Added Author). Brasseur, Pierre, 1905-1972 (actor.). Carné, Marcel, (director.). Casarès, Maria, (actor.). Gilliam, Terry. (Added Author). Herrand, Marcel, (actor.). Houwer, Rob, 1937- (Added Author). Kosma, Joseph, 1905-1969 (composer (expression)). Prévert, Jacques, 1900-1977 (screenwriter.). Renoir, Pierre, 1885-1952 (actor.). Ryan, Paul, 1952- (Added Author). Salou, Louis, 1902-1948 (actor.). Stonehill, Brian. (Added Author). Thiriet, Maurice, 1906-1972 (composer (expression)). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Pathé Consortium Cinéma. (Added Author). Société nouvelle Pathé cinéma (France) (Added Author). Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, Maria Casarès, Louis Salou, Marcel Herrand. (Cast).

Summary:

A story which revolves around theater in 19th century Paris, and the love between the mime Debureau and the beautiful courtesan Garance who is also loved by an aristocrat, a criminal, and an actor.

Record details

ISBN: 160465628X
ISBN: 9781604656282
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Edition: Special edition
Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945. Special features include: Disc one. Pathé's 2011 restoration of part one; audio commentary by film scholar Brian Stonehill; video introduction by director Terry Gilliam; Once upon a time: "Children of paradise", a 2009 documentary on the making of the film; U.S. trailer -- Disc two. Pathé's 2011 restoration of part two; audio commentary by film scholar Charles Affron; "The birth of 'Children of paradise'", a 1967 Rob Houwer Film documentary featuring interviews with director Marcel Carné, actors Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur, production designer Alexandre Trauner and others; restoration demonstration; new visual essay on the design of "Children of paradise" by film writer Paul Ryan. Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc one: Part 1. Le boulevard du crime (The boulevard of crime) -- Disc two: Part 2. L'homme blanc (The man in white).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Roger Hubert ; editors, Henri Rust, Madeleine Bonin ; music, Maurice Thiriet, Joseph Kosma.
Participant or Performer Note:	Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, Maria Casarès, Louis Salou, Marcel Herrand.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
Language Note:	Dialogue in French with optional English subtitles (new English subtitle translations).