Amélie leaves home at the age of 18 and becomes a waitress at the Café des 2 Moulins in Montmartre, which is staffed and frequented by a collection of eccentrics. As a result, her father, Raphaël, withdraws more and more from society. When Amélie is six, her mother, Amandine, is killed when a suicidal Canadian tourist jumps from the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris and lands on her. To cope with her loneliness, Amélie develops an active imagination and a mischievous personality. The film was a major commercial success, grossing $174.2 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million, and is one of the biggest international successes for a French film.Īmélie Poulain is born in June 1974 and brought up by eccentric parents who – incorrectly believing that she has a heart defect – decide to home-school her. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. Amélie won Best Film at the European Film Awards, four César Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, and two British Academy Film Awards, including Best Original Screenplay. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with major praise for Tautou's performance, the cinematography, production design, and writing. The film features an ensemble cast of supporting roles, including Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty, Dominique Pinon, Artus de Penguern, Yolande Moreau, Urbain Cancelier, and Maurice Bénichou.Īmélie was theatrically released in France on 25 April 2001 by UGC-Fox Distribution and in Germany on 16 August 2001 by Prokino Filmverleih. It tells the story of a shy waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. Until now, that is, because in honor of the 22 nd anniversary of the movie, director Jean-Pierre Jeunet put together a short film revealing the real story of Amélie Poulain.A girl in Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party provides a key plot pointĪmélie (also known as Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain French pronunciation: English: The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Because even though Amélie was living in Paris and therefore doing something most of us won’t ever experience, some of her adventures are pretty relatable.īut what happened afterwards? Did Amélie and Nico stay together for the rest of their days? And did we actually get to see the real story of Amélie Poulain? Great questions that remained unanswered, as contrary to many other movies, the film never got a sequel or anything in that direction. At the same time, if you’re a nineties kid, you’ll find yourself dreaming of simpler times and nostalgic memories afterwards. Aside from some very obvious technological evolutions, the timelessness of it all is quite astonishing. The picture came out in 2001 and honestly, that’s hard to tell.
#Amelie film movie
It’s also a movie that, certainly when compared to many others out there, has aged very well. The innocent, light, whimsical tone of the movie makes it perfect for both kids and adults, even though you should be warned: it is possible your children will take away some practical jokes from it, so if you’re not into that, maybe don’t watch it together.
It’s the kind of French movie that makes you believe the French capital is this kind of magical fairyland, even though reality tends to be quite different. If you’ve ever dreamed of visiting Paris, you’ve probably watched ‘Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain’ at least once in your life.
0 kommentar(er)
