Les Enfants du Paradis [UK]

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2 BD restored edition

Released September 17th 2012

Available here

Voted ‘The best French film ever made’ by the French Film Academy, Les Enfants du Paradis is a film of dazzling proportions and, following a meticulous restoration, now looks and sounds as never before.

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.

Original Ratio: 1.37:1 / 1080 24p
Audio: LPCM Dual Mono 2.0
Region: B B&W
Running Time 190 mins
Audio: French
Subtitles: English

Extras:
- ‘Theatre, Love and War: Making Les Enfants du Paradis’ A new documentary on the making of Les Enfants du Paradis and the collaboration of director Marcel Carné, writer Jacques Prévert and production designer Alexandre Trauner.
(55 mins)
- ‘Once Upon a Time… Les Enfants du Paradis’ (52 mins)
- The Restoration
- Restoration – Before and After