The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

Where happily ever after is just a dream.

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Release Date

5/17/1995

Runtime

113 mins

Overview

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$1,738,611

Homepage

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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

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Heads up

Child endangerment

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