Children of Paradise

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Les Enfants du Paradis, released as Children of Paradise in North America, is a 1945 French film by French director Marcel Carn , made during the German occupation of France during World War II. Set among the Parisian theatre scene of the 1820s and 30s, it tells the story of a beautiful courtesan, Garance, and the four men who love her in their own ways: a mime artist, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat. A three-hour film divided into two halves, it was described in the original American trailer as the French answer to Gone with the Wind. The film was voted "Best Film Ever" in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in 1995.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510662840
• ISBN13: 9785510662849
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"