CHILDREN OF PARADISE
FRANCE 1945
DIRECTOR: MARCEL CARNE
One of the triumphs of French cinema, CHILDREN OF PARADISE is a dazzling and moving evocation of the forces of romanticism and social change in mid-19th century Paris. While set in the 1840s, Jacques Prevert’s screenplay offers a courageous response to the German occupation of France during World War II as it deals with themes of artistic freedom and expression. With epic scope, Carne creates a swirling world of passions and larger-than-life characters in a world of art and artifice where fate takes control. (190 mins.) Tonight’s screening is co-presented with Portland Opera, whose double-bill production of L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE and L’ENFANT ET LET SORTILEGES, opening on April 1, further explores the worlds of fantasy, farce, and ultimate imagination.
CHILDREN OF PARADISE
6:30 PM -
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