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This page needs some serious help! 2 important tasks are adding a synopsis and also commenting on how 3 of the male leads are based on real historical figures - AKeen 05:50, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I added both these sections, though it would be great to get an another editor's take on Children of Paradise as well.- AKeen 16:44, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The synopsis is a bit foreshortened. Tom129.93.17.174 03:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hi guys, i just added the synopsis. very well written, from my french cinema book. edit it make it look nice for me cause i dont know how to do all the finishing touches for thsi wikipedia shit so yeah :D

Stage Version?

Minneapolis-based Theater de la Jeune Lune did an amazing adaptation of this movie and the making of it in a 1992 show titled "Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream" [1].

Ktbscv 21:30, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 02:48, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Production section

One editor User talk:140.103.236.176 has replaced with his/her own worlds and then removed a sentence from this section which reads:

"In fact, the extended production of Children of Paradise, which took place during 1943 and 1944, was a veritable tour de force of French spirit overcoming adversities in the wake of their military defeat." andwhich looks like it was added by User talk:167.206.19.12.

Whiler agreeing that it is rather POV in its approach, would it not be better to tag it as ^{[citation needed]} ?? Viva-Verdi (talk) 17:54, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Period of the film's setting

It must be set during the July Monarchy. The Easter week carnivals at either end of the film were unique to this period. I fear an accusation of OR is likely to arise here. In any case there are inconsistancies in the article. We were told before my edit that the film is set (not "begins") around 1840, a curious stylistic point given that we are referring to a film which takes place over more than seven years, but the 'Plot Synopsis' section then suggests 1827. While the business with Lemaitre and the Lion costume would appear to date from 1827 in the life of the real Frédérick Lemaître, it is the only reason I am aware of to date the start of the film to 1827. Philip Cross (talk) 00:02, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've just (Feb. 2021) watched the Criterion Collection's excellent 2-CD edition (2002) Included is a booklet with extensive excerpts of a 1990 interview with director Michael Carné and a brief introduction by film writer Peter Cowie. Children of Paradise, Cowie writes, “sweeps its audience back to the 1920s....” I don't know if that's the final word on the epoch portrayed, just another data point. MrArtC (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:21, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Character of Garance

It is doubtful whether Garance should be described as a courtesan, as this article does (not, at least, by todays standards). She seems rather more fastidious than the average American college student. She doesn't have to get plastered to seduce a man, nor does she wake up wondering who is next to her in bed. When the good-looking and fantastically rich aristocrat, Édouard de Montray, admits his obsession with her and offers to share all that he has, she rejects him out of hand. It is only later, when falsely charged with criminal conspiracy, that she turns to him for help. Nor is there any hint of commercial motivation in her relationships with Lacenaire, Le Maitre or Debureau.

This is not to say that she is innocent: She tells Baptiste "I can't say No, when I want to say Yes". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.207.71 (talk) 22:36, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Film division in two parts

The term "epoche" as opposed to "a l'epoche" which means "of the period" in French. It is used in France in regard to long motion pictures and means part of the film, not the time when the story unfolds. Therefore the film divided in two parts. This is a common misconception in English speaking countries where translators tend to ignore the professional film production/distribution jargon.

The films divided in parts were usually meant to have an intermissions when screened as whole. In some circumstances different parts of the movie were scheduled and screened separately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aspalex (talk • contribs) 08:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Montray based on le Duc du Morny

What source exists that links the main character of Montray to the Duc Du Morny as the article currently states? 140.180.240.73 (talk) 03:41, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]