Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis)

One rainy afternoon, my buddy Cory and I offered a ride to a couple of girls caught in the storm (a purely chivalrous act, having nothing to do with their cheerleading outfits, I’m sure). As they slid into the cab of the truck, I recognized them as Megan J and Heather M,…

Christian Ryan

There is a deeper meaning here, but I don't know if I care. Many have suggested in the past that mere technical brilliance is not enough to carry a film; I am guilty of having believed this once. And to be honest, I don't know if I can spot technical brilliance, but I know…

Sally Jane Black

Les Enfants du Paradis displays a spectrum of emotions and sensations within a Parisian theatre background which has a richness of a great nineteenth-century novel. Directed by Marcel Carné and brought about under the most trying of conditions, namely Germany’s occupation…

Paul Elliott

82/100 First half as sublime as I remembered, right down to the thrilling curtain drop—not a cliffhanger, exactly (that would feel cheap), but an abrupt, seemingly out-of-character decision that effectively turns all of the established relationships upside-down. Second…

Mike D'Angelo

French resistance fighters! Nazi sympathizers! An illicit affair between a lead actress and a Luftwaffe officer! And that’s only what was happening offscreen in “Children of Paradise.”  With behind the scenes action so close to myth that it defies reason why it has never…

theriverjordan

Third Review for The Collab Weekly Movie Watch Since I lost every ounce of energy I had from watching this movie, I'll keep this one short. In addition, the hellish weather had me sweating profusely. Generally speaking, not the best conditions for watching a film, never…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

***One of the best 150 films I have ever seen.*** One decade after France temporarily dropped the cinematic criticism towards the bourgeois class and one decade before the French New Wave grew in size and worldwide importance, the visionary and sagacious directors Marcel…

Edgar Cochran ✝️🍋

Once upon a time, there was Romance, there was the Mime, and there was Garance… Love is made of cruel irony, yet as sweet as a pearl of honey. Feelings never imitate and never deviate, though the shortest way between two hearts is never straight. Love can take many…

Rizki

Teeming with a sense of hope, art and inspiration – the world is chaotic with its fluid nature of dreams – hopes and aspirations to be a part of something grandiose, to love fully. Sitting atop the theater of our lives, you can behold the splendid showcase of humanity – and…

mykola