The City of Lost Children

La Cité des Enfants Perdus (1995)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1995-05-17

Country

Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Canal+ España, TVE, StudioCanal, Eurimages, Sony Pictures Classics, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, CNC, France 3 Cinéma, Claudie Ossard Productions, Victoires Productions, Tele München, Lumière Pictures, Constellation Productions, Club d'Investissement Média, Studio Image, Cofimage 4, Cofimage 5, Constellation, Elías Querejeta PC, Ossane, Phoenix Images, PROCIREP

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$1 781 750

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Director

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Actors

Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Judith Vittet, Daniel Emilfork, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Geneviève Brunet, Odile Mallet, Mireille Mossé, Serge Merlin, Rufus
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Scenario

Producer

Claudie Ossard, Félicie Dutertre, María Victoria Hebrero, José Luis Lopez, Arlette Mas, Elías Querejeta, François Rabes

Operator

Darius Khondji

Composer

Angelo Badalamenti

Artist

Audition

Pierre-Jacques Bénichou

Editing

Hervé Schneid
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• At the time the film was made, Ron Perlman did not know French and was the only American actor on set. Nevertheless, he diligently memorized all his lines and made no mistakes.
• The costumes for the film were designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier.
• To achieve the film's slightly distorted color scheme, the actors' faces were painted white, and the color palette was adjusted until the faces gained a natural hue.
• The twins playing the octopus were not conjoined, despite the character being so. They were fitted with a third artificial leg, but were unable to walk with it.
• During filming, Ron Perlman was bitten by a dog, and Judith Vittet – by a mouse.
• Jean-Paul Gaultier initially began to show Jean-Pierre Jeunet costume sketches, but he said that they were not included in the film's budget, to which Gaultier replied that he would cover all expenses himself.