The City of Lost Children (1995)

Where happily ever after is just a dream.

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

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Ron Perlman

One

Dominique Pinon

The Diver / The Clones

Judith Vittet

Miette

Daniel Emilfork

Krank

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Marcello

Geneviève Brunet

The Octopus

O

Odile Mallet

The Octopus

M

Mireille Mossé

Miss Bismuth

Serge Merlin

Gabriel Marie

Rufus

Peeler

Ticky Holgado

Ex-Acrobat

Cris Huerta

Father

Jean-Louis Trintignant

L'oncle Irvin (voice)

J

Joseph Lucien

Denree

Mapi Galán

Lune

B

Briac Barthélémy

Bottle

P

Pierre-Quentin Faesch

Pipo

Alexis Pivot

Tadpole

François Hadji-Lazaro

Killer

Dominique Bettenfeld

Bogdan

Lotfi Yahya Jedidi

Melchior

Thierry Gibault

Brutus

Marc Caro

Brother Ange-Joseph

Ham Chau Luong

Tattoo Artist

Frankie Pain

Barmaid

E

Enrique Villanueva

Spainard

D

Dominique Chevalier

Tied-up Guard

Lorella Cravotta

Woman at Her Window

Éric Houzelot

Soldier

Philippe Beautier

Double Clones

Marc Amyot

Double Clones #2

J

Jean-Philippe Labadie

Double Clones

R

Raphaèle Bouchard

Miette, Age

Elisabeth Etienne

Miette, Age 37

R

Rachel Boulenger

Miette, Age 43

M

Michel Motu

Krank, Age 45

Nane Germon

Miette, Age 82

L

Léo Rubion

Jeannot

G

Guillaume Billod-Morel

Child

B

Bezak

Helmsman

H

Hong Mai Thomas

Tattoo Artist's Wife

R

René Pivot

Glazier

D

Daniel Adric

Cyclops

Christophe Salengro

Soldier

R

René Marquant

Captain

M

Michel Smolianoff

Awake Tramp

L

Lili Cognard

Winner

A

Angélique Philibert

Stripper

M

Marie Piémontèse

Stripper

A

Antoinette Dias

Stripper

Z

Zak Russomanno

Stripper

D

Djamila Bouda

Stripper

L

Lauren Geoffroy

Stripper

Cyril Aubin

Double Clones #4

B

Bruno Journée

Double Clones #5

J

Jérémie Freund

Krank, Age 12

J

Joris Geneste

Krank, Age 36

J

Julie Bernard

Child

V

Valentin Simonet

Child

E

Eglantine Blanckaert

Schoolchild

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