About this episode
The episode discusses the unique and striking qualities of the French film 'The City of Lost Children'.
Its not everyday that we watch a film that is strikingly different than cinema on the whole, but this beautiful, dark, twisted, French fantasy really is something to behold. Equal parts Laika, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, and German Expressionism, Marc Caro and Jean Pierre-Jeunet take us somewhere that can only exist in dreams or nightmares […]
Topics covered
- film
- French cinema
- fantasy
- dark themes
- cinematic styles
Keywords
- Marc Caro
- Jean Pierre-Jeunet
- Laika
- Tim Burton
- Terry Gilliam
- German Expressionism
- dreams
- nightmares
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The City of Lost Children
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