Children of Paradise

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1968). First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities; a crease at the backstrip; rubbing to the panels of the wrapper covers and consequent soiling to the white background field of the panels; foxing to the top and bottom edges and to the front panel; the binding leans ever so slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound (sewn binding) , showing moderate wear and some cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches) . Includes Interviews with Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert. Profusely illustrated with movie stills. Credits. Cast. Notes. Translated from the French by Dinah Brook. Language: English. Weight: 11.6 ounces. Modern Film Scripts Series. Trade Paperback. Children of Paradise (French title: Les Enfants du Paradis) is a two-part French romantic drama film by Marcel Carné, produced under war conditions in 1943, 1944, and early 1945 in both Vichy France and Occupied France. Set in the theatrical world of 1830s Paris, it tells the story of a courtesan and four men — a mime, an actor, a criminal and an aristocrat — who love her in entirely different ways. It has received universal critical acclaim. "I would give up all my films to have directed Les Enfants du Paradis", said nouvelle vague director François Truffaut. In Truman Capote's The Duke in His Domain (1957) , Marlon Brando called it "maybe the best movie ever made", an opinion shared by a multitude of critics and film-lovers. A 1995 vote by 600 French critics and cinema professionals named it the "Best Film Ever". The film critic Roger Ebert added it to his "Great Movie" collection in 2002. 'Children of Paradise' was included in Time magazine's 2005 All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923 and Jacques Prévert's screenplay was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 19th Academy Awards. ; Classic Film Scripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 218 pages .