The City of Lost Children Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

The City of Lost Children is a French fantasy/drama film by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet released in 1995. The film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen and Amélie. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. A mad scientist, Krank , kidnaps children to steal their dreams. Among them is the little brother, Denree , of carnival strongman One , who sets out to rescue him with the help of a young, orphaned, thieves' guild member named Miette . The film holds a 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 34 reviews, and a Metascore...
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Release date:	May 17, 1995
Directed by:	Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Rated:
Runtime:	112 Minutes
Producer:	Félicie Dutertre, Claudie Ossard, Arlette Mas, François Rabes, José Luis Lopez, Svetlana Novak, María Victoria Hebrero
Editor:	Hervé Schneid
Music by:	Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography:	Darius Khondji
Screenplay by:	Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant
Estimated budget:	$18,000,000
Genre:	Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy

Cast of The City of Lost Children

Ron Perlman

One

Born:April 13, 1950

Age:61

Jean-Louis Trintignant

L'oncle Irvin

Born:December 11, 1930

Age:81

Dominique Pinon

le scaphandrier

Born:March 4, 1955

Age:56

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Marcello

Born:February 18, 1946

Age:65

Ticky Holgado

Ex-acrobat

Born:June 24, 1944

Died:Jan. 22, 2004

Daniel Emilfork

Krank

Born:Apr. 7, 1924

Died:Oct. 17, 2006

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1996	César Award for Best Production Design, Jean Rabasse

Year	Award Nomination
1996	Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film, Marc Caro
1996	César Award for Best Costume Design, Jean-Paul Gaultier
1995	Saturn Award for Best Costume, Jean-Paul Gaultier
1996	César Award for Best Production Design, Jean Rabasse
1996	César Award for Best Cinematography, Darius Khondji
1996	Cesar Award for Best Original Score, Angelo Badalamenti
1996	Goya Award for Best Special Effects, Yves Domenjoud

Film director of The City of Lost Children

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Born: September 3, 1953

Age: 58

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a French film director. Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne, Loire, France. He bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short films while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He befriended Marc Caro, a designer and comic book artist who became his...
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Alien Quadrilogy
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The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet	2013	Fantasy
Micmacs	2009	Comedy
A Very Long Engagement	2004
Amélie	2001	Comedy
Alien: Resurrection	1997	Thriller
The City of Lost Children	1995	Adventure
Delicatessen	1991	Comedy
L'évasion	1978	Short Film

Marc Caro

Born: April 2, 1956

Age: 55

Marc Caro, born April 2, 1956, is a French filmmaker and cartoonist, best known for his co-directing projects with Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The two of them met at a film festival in 1974, and directed three short and two feature length films together. His first feature film as a solo director was titled Dante 01.

Title	Released	Genre
Dante 01	2008	Science Fiction
The City of Lost Children	1995	Adventure
Delicatessen	1991	Comedy
Le défilé	1986	Short Film

Music contributors for The City of Lost Children

Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga ...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who wrote the music for the motion picture The City of Lost Children?
A:
Angelo Badalamenti composed sheet music for the soundtrack.
Q:
Who directed the movie "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro directed the motion picture.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of movie, "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon and Jean-Louis Trintignant played roles in the film.
Q:
Who wrote the movie The City of Lost Children?
A:
Gilles Adrien and Jean-Pierre Jeunet wrote the script for the film.
Q:
When was the premier of the movie "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
The film premiered in May, 1995.
Q:
Who produced the movie, "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
Félicie Dutertre was the film's producer.
Q:
The movie, "The City of Lost Children" is in what genre?
A:
The film is categorized as: Drama, Film noir, Adventure, Science fiction and Fantasy.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the movie "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
The approxomite runtime is 112 minutes.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
Sony Pictures Classics distributed the movie.
Q:
What was the approximate cost to make the film "The City of Lost Children"?
A:
$18 million was the cost to make this movie.