The story follows the intersecting lives of four very different men who are all passionately in love with the same woman, Garance. Part I: The Boulevard of Crime
Refers to the theater's highest, cheapest balcony where the everyday working-class people sat to cheer and boo the plays. Children of Paradise (1945)
1830s Paris, centered around the Funambules theater. The story follows the intersecting lives of four
The legendary 1945 French film Children of Paradise ( Les Enfants du Paradis ) is a masterpiece directed by Marcel Carné and written by poet Jacques Prévert . Voted the "Best French Film Ever Made" by a consensus of French critics, it is an epic tale of art, freedom, and unrequited love. The Setting The legendary 1945 French film Children of Paradise
Baptiste falls deeply in love with Garance. However, he is incredibly pure and idealistic, lacking the confidence to act on his feelings when Garance offers herself to him. Sensing his hesitation, a flamboyant and rising young actor named Frédérick steps in to sweep Garance off her feet. Children of Paradise (1945)
A bustling avenue filled with street performers, pickpockets, and cutthroats.
Garance is a fiercely independent and free-spirited woman. When she is falsely accused of stealing a rich man's watch, a sensitive street mime named Baptiste steps in. Using a brilliant, silent pantomime performance, he describes the true thief and saves her from arrest.