Just a gift.
I would like to share 2 comments about this film. 1) Les Enfants du Paradis was described as a good movie to see if you have a few hours to kill. I immediately suggested "a good movie to see if you have a few hours to LIVE!"
2) Several reviewers comment about the length of the movie. During the few minutes break between reels, a fellow viewer commented about the length. Although this was during my first viewing (without any reading about Les Enfants du Paradis -- the way I like to see movies), I suggested that the totality of the movie would seem to need all the scenes in order to come together....although I didn't know the how of that. The viewer said he could do without all those street crowd scenes. Undoubtedly, Baptiste's battling the crowd to reach his beloved is sheer perfection that could be achieved only with the setup of the repeated crowds. When I saw the viewer at the end of the movie, he agreed that the street crowd scenes had served their unexpected purpose.
I would like to share 2 comments about this film. 1) Les Enfants du Paradis was described as a good movie to see if you have a few hours to kill. I immediately suggested "a good movie to see if you have a few hours to LIVE!"
2) Several reviewers comment about the length of the movie. During the few minutes break between reels, a fellow viewer commented about the length. Although this was during my first viewing (without any reading about Les Enfants du Paradis -- the way I like to see movies), I suggested that the totality of the movie would seem to need all the scenes in order to come together....although I didn't know the how of that. The viewer said he could do without all those street crowd scenes. Undoubtedly, Baptiste's battling the crowd to reach his beloved is sheer perfection that could be achieved only with the setup of the repeated crowds. When I saw the viewer at the end of the movie, he agreed that the street crowd scenes had served their unexpected purpose.