MOVIE · 1945

Children of Paradise

DramaRomance191 min

In 1830s Paris, theater mime Baptiste (Jean-Louis Barrault) falls for the elusive Garance, a woman already at the center of competing desires. Arletty’s Garance draws admirers from across the city’s theatrical world and high society alike: a flamboyant actor, a calculating thief, and Count Edouard of Montray. Moving between crowded boulevards, backstage corridors, and pantomime performances, the story follows romance and rivalry through a milieu of performers, courtesans, criminals, and aristocrats. The setting is the bustling theater district, where public spectacle and private longing keep colliding.