Les Enfants du paradis

Directed by
Marcel Carné
Starring
Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur
Duration
188 min.
Year
1945

The pinnacle of French cinema in the 1940s: Prévert's most beautiful dialogues, fabulous acting, and Trauner's colorful recreation of the romantic Paris of 1840.

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François, the postman in a rural village, watches a documentary about the modernised US postal service. In an attempt to stay ahead of the competition and deliver the post as quickly as possible, François embarks on a series of crazy, hilarious stunts on his rickety bike.