Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Amélie
- Who's watched: Was recently given to me as a gift by someone who thought I'd love it; finally watched over a year after we received it.
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: I trust the person's judgment who gave it to me, but I haven't yet seen it. I'm trying to watch it alone and prepare myself before I spring it on Mom.
Update: We both finally watched this movie when we had nothing better to do one rainy Sunday afternoon. I think I enjoyed it more than Mom, I was charmed, but she stayed with it, despite the French-with-English-subtitles, and smiled broadly at many of the inventions. It's become one of my favorites. I love the fable atmosphere, the cartoon-like directing and filming, the inventiveness of the character, and especially love that the characterizations are not nearly as simple as one would expect from a broadly drawn canvas. On my second watching, a few days after our first watching, I paid no attention to the subtitles and simply let myself float with the screen. Absolutely magical.
Update 11/17/2021: This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Audrey Tautou Amélie Poulain Mathieu Kassovitz Nino Quincampoix André Dussollier The Narrator Rufus Raphaël Poulain Serge Merlin Raymond Dufayel Lorella Cravotta Amandine Poulain Clotilde Mollet Gina Claire Maurier Suzanne
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up for this film.
Release Date: 2001
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Labels: comedy2, dream2, me-favorite4, popcorn-and-soda6
