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The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 129: The City of Lost Children (1995)
🕑 Added 2025-03-17 22:57:57 +0000 UTCAhhh, the French cinema! It's known for its excellence, and on this week's Watchcast that proves undeniably true as we check out Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's science fantasy classic, The City of Lost Children.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 129: The City of Lost Children (1995)
(00:00:39) - Intro.
(00:02:44) - We head to France for our film this week, The City of Lost Children!
(00:06:35) - Alex shouts out the person who first showed him this movie, and some scattered production notes.
(00:15:33) - A brief note on the Psygnosis adventure game.
(00:16:32) - Onto the film, and its many crying children.
(00:21:48) - They're putting brains in fishtanks. They're taking the dreams of your children.
(00:24:31) - A strongman named One, and a cyborg cult.
(00:33:09) - Miette's gang of orphan thieves.
(00:35:30) - Happy birthday brain guy.
(00:40:48) - Break!
(00:41:09) - We're back, and it's time to meet The Octopus.
(00:48:42) - One and Miette bond.
(00:51:08) - Day to day life on the oil rig of evil science.
(00:57:43) - The cathedral of the Cyclopes.
(01:04:22) - Christmas for the Kranks, and a snack for the fishes.
(01:13:09) - The Diver arrives, and One gets wasted.
(01:21:04) - A nightmare infects the city, and Krank dines with Denree.
(01:24:59) - The Octopus orders Marcello's death, and One and Miette find a tattoo.
(01:27:48) - One gets the bug juice, and the demise of The Octopus.
(01:34:04) - To the oil rig!
(01:38:37) - The final dream, and the escape.
(01:45:29) - Final thoughts, and some additional Ron Perlman musings.
(01:55:10) - Our movie for next week: Dark City!
(01:57:41) - Outro.
Comments
Tom DiGrazia
alright the last second of this recording was amazing haha
WulfBane
Haven't listened yet myself but from the timestamps: (00:15:33) - A brief note on the Psygnosis adventure game.
Samuel Pullen
Not listening yet does anyone mention the old old PS1 adventure game
Samuel Pullen
This is one of my favourite films but nearly no one talks about it .
