[Coopcayke]

Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
a film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain), also known simply as Amélie, is a 2001 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. Written by Guillaume Laurant (also dialogue) and Jeunet, the film is a whimsical and somewhat idealised depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre.

Amélie won best film at the European Film Awards; it won four César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), two BAFTA Awards (including Best Original Screenplay), and was nominated for five Academy Awards. It is the highest-ranking French movie in the IMDb's Top 250.


Synopsis:

Amélie is the story of Amélie Poulain, a girl who grows up isolated from other children by Raphaël, her taciturn doctor father, due to his mistaken belief that she suffers from a heart condition (a mistake in fact resulting from the increase in her heartbeat caused by the rare thrill of physical contact by her father, who only ever touched her during medical check-ups). Her mother (who is just as neurotic as her father) dies when Amélie is young, victim of a freak accident involving a suicidal Québécoise who threw herself off the top of Notre Dame Cathedral and landed on Amélie's mother, causing her father to withdraw even further (and devote his life to building a rather eccentric shrine to his late wife). Left to amuse herself, Amélie develops an unusually active imagination. [read more]


Trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=d58JNRfUazQ



Soundtrack by Yann Tiersen



Track listing:

01. J'y suis jamais allé
02. Les jours tristes (Instrumental)
03. La valse d'Amélie (Original version)
04. Comptine d'une autre été : l'après-midi
05. La noyée
06. L'autre valse d'Amélie
07. Guilty (Al Bowlly)
08. À quai
09. Le moulin
10. Pas si simple
11. La valse d'Amélie (Orchestral version)
12. La valse des vieux os
13. La dispute
14. Si tu n'étais pas là (Fréhel)
15. Soir de fête
16. La redécouverte
17. Sur le fil
18. Le banquet
19. La valse d'Amélie (Piano version)
20. La valse des monstres

Credit: Wikipedia

One of my all-time favorites. If u haven't seen it, u have to! lol Seriously, it's one of the best movie I've ever seen and the soundtrack is beautiful!

[VersusVillain]

I LOVE Amelie. I haven't seen it in a while, though, I want to watch it again. T_T
I also love one of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's other films, A Very Long Engagement.
Audrey Tautou is wonderful in both. I love her and Jeunet's collaborations.

[jamba bamba]

I watched this film in my French cinema class, and Jeunet actually came and guest-lectured for a day.

Awesome film

[dyzxD]

i've watched this and I don't know ..
i didn't really like it.. =/

[fionarhz]

i saw this with my french class a couple of years ago and i didnt think it was that good either, the ending was nice though

[Epikt]

It's nice, not really much.
IMHO the movies Jean Pierre Jeunet did with Marc Caro are better : La cité des enfants perdus ("City of lost children" ?) and Delicatessen.

[Ama Vita]

This is definitely one of my favorite films. I absolutely adore Audrey Toutau's acting and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's skills at directing. I finally found time to watch A Very Long Engagement recently and I enjoyed the film just as much! However, I didn't like Delicatessen very much; it did not live up to my expectations. Also, the soundtrack for Amelie is so mesmerizing! Great movie!

[ahoi]

I watch this movie over and over. I love her hair and those extremely short bangs which I can never pull off. One of my favorites also.

[LyX]

i watched it recently n i thought it was ok...

but I LOVE THE SOUNDTRACK!!

[<3goesDOKIDOKI]

love this movie saw it back when it first came out on dvd
ive seen this movie about 5 times or more

[prismatic_star]

One of my favorite films of all time.

[babycurious]

the movie was great, I love the scenes, the music and the French background...
it's soooo not Holywoodishy
and I love playing the soundtrack over and over again

[iMMA D0Rk XD]

This movie was pretty cute and funny

[evil_bunnie]

i love Amelie, it's such a quirky, cute, feel-good movie. ahhh love, if only it came to me this way

[Iridescence]

One of my favorite films EVER. I love everything about it. The use of narrative storytelling, the color tones in the scenes, the plot, the characters. AHH! I loveee Jeunet. <3

[starlight24]

Oh I love this movie! Definitely one of my all-time favorites. It has inspired me so much to be a better person and to change someone's life. I even made a list of my simple pleasures! I wish I could be as special as Amelie...

The soundtrack is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard!!! Yann Tiersen is a genius. My favorite songs are Les Jours Tristes and Le Moulin.

[...MoMcMaster<3...]

after watching this movie i downloaded the whole soundtrack.
i also made a list of my simple pleasures and now get a kick out of the stupidest things.

i loved the part in the movie when she describes everything to the blind man. she described everything so interestingly.
actually i just loved everything about the movie. <3

definitely in my top five.

[changie]

my favorite movieee!!!! i watched this like 8 times :] can never get tired of it :]] and the soundtrack too yummmm

[joyeux]

Audrey Tatou was adorable in this movie! So quirky and refreshing and all that great jazz! I loved it to bits! And the soundtrack was great too!

[Coopcayke]

i loved the part in the movie when she describes everything to the blind man. she described everything so interestingly.
actually i just loved everything about the movie. <3

definitely in my top five.

That was one of my favorite parts! I thought it was beautiful.. and heart-warming in a way..