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22/03 NINES Film Club: Children of Paradise (1945)


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NINES Film Club returns with


Children of Paradise (1945)

Tuesday March 22nd 7.30pm


Free entry


The NINES | Copeland Park | 133 Rye Lane | SE15 2HD

www.theninespeckham.co.uk


Synopsis


Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Children of Paradise, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris?s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages). With sensitivity and dramatic ?lan, director Marcel Carn? and screenwriter Jacques Pr?vert resurrect a world teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. And thanks to a major new restoration, this iconic classic looks and sounds richer and more detailed than ever.

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