PARADISE THEATRE presents CHILDREN OF PARADISE (1945)

THE PARADISE PRESENTS: "All the World's a Stage!" Eight films about the players...

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"All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts..." -William Shakespeare

This June at the Paradise Theatre, we are celebrating the theatre itself! Join us as we journey through centuries' worth of theatrical traditions from across the globe with eight unique films that observe the hallowed art of performance. You won't want to miss our special presentation of Marcel Carné's epic masterpiece. Voted the "Best French Film in History" by the French Film Academy, it's CHILDREN OF PARADISE!

Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Children of Paradise, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages). With sensitivity and dramatic élan, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect a world teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. And thanks to a major new restoration, this iconic classic looks and sounds richer and more detailed than ever.

(Courtesy of Janus Films)

Monday June 13, 7:00 PM/6:30 PM Doors