3370 COM HISTORY OF CINEMA

Kim Vera

TITLE:  Amélie

RELEASING COMPANY & DATE: UGC (France) Miramax (USA) 2001

PRODUCER: Jean-Marc Deschamps, Claudie Ossard DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

WRITER: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant

CAST: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Andre Dussollier

PRINCIPAL ARTISTS/CRAFTSMEN: Yann Tiersen, Bruno Delbonnel

THEME OF FILM: Voyeurism

PLOT: The story of a quiet girl who worries about fixing the lives of others. She pays no attention to her own life and does not attempt to change her quiet life for the better. It takes just one interesting person to catch her attention, a boy who collects torn photographs. She almost lets her shyness prevent her from meeting the photo boy. But she finally breaks free from her normal quiet life of watching others and focuses on her own life.
REVIEWER’S COMMENTS:
This has to be one of my favorite movies. I love how the colors play throughout this film. Lots of greens and yellows, make this film to me artistic. I also enjoyed how the narrator would narrate, and then the character Amelie (Tautou) would then repeat the same words. Every time I watch this film, it makes me want to do something creative. It has a story of fantasy quality that encourages me to write a story of my own. One of my favorite scenes would have to include the part where she is this close to talking to her unusual love interest when he leaves. After he goes, she melts, a relatable feeling, most people experience when dealing with a potential significant other.
PLACE IN HISTORY:
This film won several awards such as best original screenplay along with Best Film and Best Director.