La cité des enfants perdus

"Where happily ever after is just a dream."

Dec 15 1995 R 1h 52m
Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

Plot

Set in a dystopian society, someone is kidnapping the children. Krank and his band of clones are using the children to harvest their dreams. Then they kidnap Denree, the brother of One, a fairground strongman. One sets out to find his brother.

Written by

Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Directed by

Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Production Countries

Spain, France, Germany

Production Companies

Constellation Productions, Claudie Ossard Productions, Eurimages, Club d'Investissement Média, Canal+ España, Studio Image, Cofimage 4, Cofimage 5, Constellation, Elías Querejeta P. C., France 3 Cinéma, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Ossane, Phoenix Images, PROCIREP, Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG), CNC, Canal+, TVE, Victoires Productions, Lumière Pictures

Languages

Français

Awards

5 wins & 14 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
73,040
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA