Jean-Louis Barrault
2 titles
Filmography
2 results

The Night of Varennes
(1982)68.0
movie
Drama
History
Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026

Children of Paradise
(1945)67.0
movie
Drama
Romance
Poetic realism reached sublime heights with CHILDREN OF PARADISE, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages). With sensitivity and dramatic élan, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect a world teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers.
Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026