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Pathe
Directed by: Marcel Carné
Featuring: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Marcel Herrand, Pierre Renoir, Maria Casarès, Louis Salou
Poetic realism reaches sublime heights with Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis), the ineffably witty tale of a woman loved by four different men. Deftly entwining theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carne and screenwriter Jacques Prevert resurrect the tumultuous world of 19th-century Paris, teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this milestone of cinema in a new high-definition film transfer made from the restored negative.
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Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Introduction, Theatrical Trailer, Restoration Demonstration, Text, Gallery, Filmography, Booklet
- Audio commentaries by film scholars Brian Stonehill and Charles Affron
- Video introduction by director Terry Gilliam
- Restoration demonstration
- Jacques Prevert's film treatment
- Production designs by Alexandre Trauner
- Production stills gallery
- Filmographies for Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert
- U.S. trailer
- A 26-page booklet, including transcribed excerpts from Brian Stonehill's 1990 interview with Marcel Carné, cast biographies, and an essay by film historian Peter Cowie
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Producer: Johanna Schiller
Artwork: Eva Wah
Release Notes on Restoration
Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1.This new transfer was created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine from Pathé’s restored 35mm line-grain master and restored digital audio master. Due to extensive damage to sections of the original negative, Pathé replaced some segments of the film using duplicate elements. As a result some variation in grain texture remains. Criterion used the MTI Digital Restoration System to remove over 30,000 instances of dirt, debris, and scratches that remained in Pathé’s restored film materials. Some flaws, including jump cuts, were beyond repair and are inherent in the film as it survives. Remaining clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle were removed from Pathé’s restored soundtrack using the Cedar Audio Restoration Systems.