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Children of Paradise

Les Enfants du Paradis (original)

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 loved by four different men: an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime.

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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 Wa... Read more

Watch "Children of Paradise" from streaming services Criterion Channel, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 1945. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 8.3 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.

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