Children of Paradise Excerpt 1: The beginning of the film — Crime Boulevard (3'45").

Excerpt 1
 

 Questions

1. How is the theme of theater established from the very beginning of the film?
2. Why does the first shot feature a tightrope walker?  Does this figure have a symbolic or metaphorical value?
3.

How is Garance presented to the spectators?  What is her status here, in relation to men?

4.

How is the theme of theater developed through Frédérick Lemaître’s character?