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Amélie

Original title: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

“She’ll change your life.”

2001 · 2 h 2 min
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
ComedyRomance

Cast

Audrey Tautou Mathieu Kassovitz Rufus Yolande Moreau Dominique Pinon Jamel Debbouze

Credits

Written by: Guillaume Laurant

Plot

Amélie Poulain, a shy waitress in Montmartre, finds a tin box of childhood treasures hidden in her flat and returns it to its owner. Moved by the result, she begins to secretly arrange small pieces of happiness for the people around her, while she hesitates over her own love for Nino, a young man who collects discarded photo-booth pictures. Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 comedy, with music by Yann Tiersen, was nominated for five Academy Awards.

Sinekatalog’s take

A candy-coloured Paris where kindness is a secret hobby, and the film's charm comes from its small, exact details. Audrey Tautou makes shyness feel like a superpower.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.2 / 10 (848,665 votes)
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