Children of Paradise
Since the beginnings of the Septième art, French pioneers have left their marks, weaving a privileged bond between the history of this medium and the cinematography of their country, that has never been denied over the decades. This recurring cycle aims to remind to film lovers, some of the treasures of this heritage, sometimes preserved in the collections of the Cinémathèque.
In Paris, in 1828, a mime madly loves a young woman courted by many men. An outstanding work of French poetic realism.
Marcel Carné
Marcel Carné was a French film director and screenwriter. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, he made his mark in the history of French cinema in the 1930s and 1940s thanks to his collaboration with author and screenwriter Jacques Prévert. Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Daybreak (1939), The Devil's Envoys (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945), the last of which has been widely cited as one of the greatest films of all time.
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