The City of Lost Children
La Cité des enfants perdus
1995FranceLanguage: frDirected by Jean-Pierre Jeunet★ 7.2
Available in English: subtitled
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedysurrealwhimsicalhauntingmelancholic
Pacing
dreamlikeepisodicescalating
Story
survivalescapepursuitjourney
Emotion
loss of innocencebelongingthe family you chooselongingfeeling powerless
Themes
family wounds passed downcorrupt institutionspovertyold ways vs. new world
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingrewatchablediscussion starter
Violence
moderate