Children of Paradise (1945)

NR03/15/1945Drama, Romance3h 10m
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Overview

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Arletty

    Claire Reine, dite Garance

  2. Cast 1

    Jean-Louis Barrault

    Baptiste Debureau

  3. Cast 1

    Pierre Brasseur

    Frédérick Lemaître

  4. Cast 1

    Marcel Herrand

    Pierre-François Lacenaire

  5. Cast 1

    María Casares

    Nathalie

  6. Cast 1

    Louis Salou

    Édouard comte de Montray

  7. Cast 1

    Pierre Renoir

    Jericho

  8. Cast 1

    Jane Marken

    Mme Hermine

  9. Cast 1

    Gaston Modot

    Fil de Soie

Told in two acts with a curtain rising on both sections, this is quite a stylish, lavish even, and entertaining tale of a lady of the streets. "Garance" (Arletty) who sometimes uses her real name of "Claire Reine" is actually quite a decent woman who is wrongfully accused of pickpocketing in a busy market. Fortunately, the mime artist "Baptiste" comes to her rescue and quickly falls hook, line and sinker for the beautiful and charismatic woman. His problem is that she has no lack of suitors, and over the next three hours or so we are introduced to the lively and foppish "Lemaître" (Pierre Bras...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget-

Revenue $1,457.00

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