
The City of Lost Children
Where happily ever after is just a dream.
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Release Date
5/17/1995Runtime
113 minsOverview
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
$18,000,000Revenue
$1,738,611Homepage
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A gorgeously nightmarish steampunk fable where a man's desperate attempt to cheat death consumes a city of misfits and orphans. It moves between tenderness and terror, crafting dreams as both salvation and nightmare.
Mood
Dread-soakedWhimsicalMelancholicUnsettling
Themes
ObsessionFriendshipMortalityArt and creation
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
FormalistPainterlyStylized genre
Structure
Ensemble
Heads up
Child endangerment
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