Les Enfants du Paradis

Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) is a French romantic drama movie. It was written by Jacques Prévert and directed by Marcel Carné and released in 1945. It stars Arletty as French courtesan Garance. She is loved by four men: a street mime, an actor, a criminal, and an aristocrat. The story is set among the lower class theatres of Paris between 1820 and 1840. Garance is courted by four men but leaves them all because they will not allow her to love in her own way. The three hour film has been described as France's Gone with the Wind.

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Category:1940s historical movies
Category:1945 romantic drama movies
Category:French drama movies
Category:French-language movies
Category:French historical movies
Category:French romance movies
Category:Movies set in Paris
Category:Movies set in the 19th century