The City of Lost Children
Science fiction pushes the boundaries, explores the improbable, and envisions the future of humanity. It also exposes us to extravagant visual effects and the inventive power of cinema, reflecting our deepest fantasies. In cinema, science fiction is immersive, creating worlds suddenly within our reach. This summer, over one hundred films from the history of cinema will allow us to witness this!
Opening film at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
Krank is a bizarre character who lives, surrounded by clones, on a platform lost at sea in the fog. He can't dream, so to keep from aging too quickly, he has to kidnap children from the port city in order to deprive them of their dreams.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a French filmmaker. His films combine fantasy, realism, and science fiction to create idealized realities or elevate mundane situations. He debuted as a director with the critically acclaimed 1991 black comedy Delicatessen, co-directed with Marc Caro. They collaborated again on The City of Lost Children (1995). His work in science fiction and horror led him to direct Alien Resurrection (1997), the fourth installment of the Alien franchise, and thus far only experience with American cinema. His greatest triumph came in 2001 with Amélie, a whimsical and visually inventive film that earned him international acclaim. The film was a commercial sensation, selling over eight million tickets in France alone, and won four César Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Jeunet is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in contemporary French cinema. His success has earned him two Academy Award nominations.
Marc Caro
Marc Caro is a French director and art director. During the 1970s, he published comic strips in several French magazines such as Métal Hurlant, Fluide Glacial, Charlie Mensuel, and L'Écho des Savanes. In 1974, he met Jean-Pierre Jeunet at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with whom he co-directed numerous short films as well as the feature films Delicatessen (1991) and The City of Lost Children (1995). In the 1990s, he also contributed to the art direction of various films, acted, and directed commercials and several short films. In 2008, he directed his only solo feature film to date, Dante 01, starring Lambert Wilson.
