THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN FRANCE 1995
"The City of
Lost Children" has been recognized, the world over, as one of the
greatest films ever made.
Not that year, or that decade, or that genre,
it's literally one of the greatest EVER.
The movie was an
expensive, high-tech French production, using more special effects than
any other French film in history. It also happened to be a huge flop, at
the time, for the studio. With the film only making only 1.7 million
dollars compared to its 18 million dollar budget.
But... It has
since become a bonafide cult classic among some of the best. It's truly a
huge surprise to know that many Americans have never even heard of or
even seen it.
The surreal, dark, jam packed, and steam-punkish
film is reminiscent and akin to Terry Gilliam's visionary works of art.
It's a film heavily inspired by many different genres and films.
All of
them melted together and then hand-rolled into the 'Masterpiece' of
cinema, we know today.
With vibes emanating from such classics
as 'Blade Runner', 'Brazil', 'Akira', 'Dark City', 'Pinocchio',
'Frankenstein', and even 'Peter Pan'. The underrated and
underappreciated nature of this foreign film has lead me to write this
piece.
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