SUN NOV 2, 2025 1:00 PM Mark Romanek Presents CHILDREN OF PARADISE $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by filmmaker Mark Romanek 80th Anniversary ‘Sunday Print Edition’ This event has passed
ABOUT THE FILM: In French with English subtitles. Poetic realism reached sublime heights with CHILDREN OF PARADISE, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages). With sensitivity and dramatic élan, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect a world teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. And thanks to a major new restoration, this iconic classic looks and sounds richer and more detailed than ever. FORMAT: 35mm DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films COUNTRY: France