The City of Lost Children (1995)

De slechte Krank en zijn hulpjes zijn gecreëerd door een gekke wetenschapper. Krank's probleem is dat hij gekweld wordt door het onvermogen om te dromen. Hij vindt het hierdoor nodig om de dromen van kinderen te stelen. Aangezien ze bang zijn voor hem krijgt hij echter alleen hun nachtmerries. Als de kleine broer van een circusartiest wordt ontvoerd, wordt Krank door hem opgezocht.

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In THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, an imaginative fantasy from the creators of DELICATESSEN, a prematurely aging mad scientist named Krank (Daniel Emilfork) kidnaps children so he can steal their dreams. However, Krank runs into trouble when his henchmen grab Denrée (Joseph Lucien), a little boy whose adopted brother, One (Ron Perelman), is a circus strongman. One desperately tries to find Denrée and begs for help from Miette (Judith Vittet), a 9-year-old girl who heads up a gang of orphans. Together, One and Miette finally find Krank's castle, meeting along the way the lost identical brother--the original--of the t...
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hree clones (each played by Dominique Pinon) who serve as Krank's assistants.

French directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet once again prove their technical prowess with this dark fairy tale, which features outstanding performances from its youthful cast (most notably Vittet). As is the case with DELICATESSEN, however, their genius in constructing a highly artificial, beautiful, believable world threatens to overshadow the story. But even the fantastic sets cannot compare to the bizarre spectacles that Jeunet and Caro dream up. In one unforgettable scene, a pair of evil Siamese twin sisters prepare dinner, their four arms working perfectly in sync--one holding vegetables for another to chop while a third stirs the soup and a fourth scratches their collective itches. Frequent David Lynch collaborator Angelo Badalamenti creates the chilling, circusy musical score that adds to the film's magic.
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