Children of Paradise

• 8.09 Drama
• 1945-03-15
• 191 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Arletty (Claire Reine, dite Garance) Jean-Louis Barrault (Baptiste Debureau) Pierre Brasseur (Frédérick Lemaître) Marcel Herrand (Pierre-François Lacenaire) María Casares (Nathalie) Louis Salou (Édouard comte de Montray) Pierre Renoir (Jericho) Jane Marken (Mme Hermine) Gaston Modot (Fil de Soie) Fabien Loris (Avril)

Director:

Marcel Carné

Writer:

Jacques Prévert