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Summary: Amelie
Review: It's a beautifully done movie, full of charm, grace and smiles.
It's about the innocence, purity and goodness of a young woman with a horrendously sad childhood.
It's a feel good movie that touches your heart and makes you smile whenever you think of it. Music is great too.
Audrey is a star who should get more exposure in mainstream USA.
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Summary: You need this on DVD or Video!
Review: With its wonderfully surreal storyline, outstanding acting & breathtaking cinematography, "Amelie" is a "feel good" movie that achieves exactly what it sets out to do. An international hit and an instant "classic", its first ten minutes on their own rank as one of the funniest and most brilliantly executed sequences in any film.But... for those of us unable to speak fluent French the problem is simple: the sheer speed of it's superbly witty dialogue leaves you grappling to read the subtitles and, in so doing, seriously diverts your attention away from the equally quick-paced, stunningly directed visuals. Dubbing would have helped at one level but has been wisely avoided as it would totally destroy the key feature of the film - i.e. it is, and could only be, French! The solution?... invest in your own copy. After a couple of times through (with the ever-ready option to "rewind" its more complex scenes), the memory banks take over leaving you free to relish the full impact of this quite beautiful, multi-layered work of genius.
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Summary: Wonderful Film and Delightful Leading Actress
Review: Audrey Tautou is absolutely delightful in the title role. She will charm you completely. The film itself is wonderful in every respect: writing, directing, acting. This film takes you to the Paris of your dreams and gives you a heroine worthy of your attention. CHARMING! I can think of only one really charming American film in the last 20 years (Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You) and yet the French give us one every couple of years. If you love Amelie, take a look at Autumn Tale as well.
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Summary: If you love this film then help to apply some pressure.
Review: I need not wax lyrical over Amelie as everything has been said before in the other reviews.
In a nutshell:
Amelie is a beautiful and touching movie.
I found myself weeping at inappropriate points during the film as a result of its sublime writing and direction.
The Oscars were a sham.
Now that I have that out of my system could I ask for all lovers of this type of cinema to bug Amazon, DVD stores and anyone else they can think of to release Delicatessen on DVD?
I heard a rumour that it is to be released in Europe (finally!) but since I moved from Britain to Canada this news does me no good.
Buy Amelie, City of Lost Children, even Alien Ressurection and then maybe somebody important will realise their mistake.
Thank you.
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Summary: She Will Definatly Change Your Life
Review: Amelie From Montmarte is a brilliant, charming film which is odd at sometimes. Amelie is a woman who after finding a toy left by a child in apartment goes on a quest to change people's life. The cinematography and acting in this film is amazing. Audrey Tautou deserved a Oscar Nomination for her performance in Amelie From Montmarte. This is a funny, charming, brilliant work of art which will definatly change your life.
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Summary: "Amelie" review update - World cinema at it's best
Review: I have already reviewed Amelie at Amazon's UK site, but that was after only one viewing (at the cinema), but I have now seen it a few more times after buying the (UK) DVD. Needless to say, I still think this film is utterly brilliant. Having now seen Amelie 3 times I'm prepared to say it's definitely my favourite foreign language/subtitled film ever, surpassing previous favourites of mine like Life is beautiful & Cinema Paradiso. More importantly though, Amelie is fast becoming one of my all-time fave movies of ANY kind - regardless of the country of origin. I won't bore you with the story, as you have in excess of 200 other reviews here you can get that from!, but just wanted to say a few points about the movie; Audrey Tautou is simply wonderful in the lead role, the film has a fantastic opening sequence with Amelie as a young girl, it is full of uplifting moments (like when the man finds his childhood treasure box in the phone booth), it is vibrant in colour and has a great visual style, and a superb soundtrack by Yann Tiersen which fits the film perfectly...Amelie is simply a wonderful film that deserves to be seen by as many people as possible, even those that don't normally watch subtitled movies.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Just Excellent!! This movie is so good that it should had won an Oscar! Amelie is one of a kind! If you're looking for a movie with a profound message, with comedy, with drama and lot of creative scenes, this is the one.
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Summary: A wonderful movie
Review: This a wonderful film. It is enjoyable on so many levels. It is loud, it is funny, it is so colourful, it is vibrant, it is very moving. The first twenty minutes of this film are a masterpiece of film-making - they are also happen to be hilarious. Audrey Tautou is marvellous as Amelie. Through a chance discovery she decides she wants to be a do-gooder and to make other people happy. But she is also very introverted when it comes to her own happiness. The end of the film is very moving for Amelie realises that making others happy, while gratifying, is not sufficiently fulfilling when she herself has no love in her life. As for DVD extras, the director's commentary is as charming as the movie itself - he is great company and so French with it. This DVD will be a valuable contribution to anyone's collection.
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Summary: Amelie
Review: Nietzsche looked to Wagner and Heidegger to Holderlein believing that artistic creations could set the new paradigms for the blossoming of human life. 'Enabling Myths' was Nietzsche's term. The trouble was that they both grew disillusioned with their artistic Gods; the Wagnerian insistence that love mattered more than power was really annoying for Nietzsche; whilst Holderlein's German nationalism seemed a little unfitting in the aftermath of WW2. The point that I'm rather stupidly stimbling towards is that
in 'Amelie' Jeunet has created the most perfect story on which to build a life. It is the ultimate rebuttal of the hideously simple cynicism for which people have such an ugly love. It is fantastic in both the popular sense (as in 'WOW! That was fantastic!') and the true sense (as in being some sort of fantasy) however the magic which it undoubtedly contains is so absolutely grounded in humanity that it can't be talked away as metaphysical nonsense.
The message is clear: its alright to be nonconformist; and simple kindness makes the world a better brighter place. I'm sure that some people will blush at the term non-conformist as it stirs up awful thoughts of dire little children who think that they're tearing down the system by dressing up as Marilyn Mansun(son?) There are, however, two types of nonconformist; those that do it for style, for whom it is a pretence, who break from conformity in the same way that everybody else does, who indulge in the apotheosis of Marilyn What's-His-Name; and those who find their own reason and happiness in their own way, who don't follow but generally just wander, those who are in some sense truly alive and free. 'Amelie' is about the latter group. 'Amelie' is about the redemption of happiness and kindness from the curse of world weary cynicism. Albert Camus said the true meaning of life lay in doing good for others, a brilliant message which echoes through this film. Watch it and fall in love with the world.
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Summary: Greatness in a Cute Green Box
Review: This is the only movie that has ever made me so overwhelmingly happy that I cried. I don't cry very often, and I'm not overly sappy, its just that good. My favorite movies used to be Fight Club, American Beauty and The Fifth Element, and now things have changed. Amelie was so nicely made it is hard to immagine not loving it. The cinemotography is top notch and inventive. The story is sweet and relatable while remaining charming and funny throughout. Audrey Tautou is painfully cute. This DVD seems to be the perfect showcase for the movie, the box looks gorgeous and the features blow me away based on description. In order for this to not be worth buying it would have to be a terrible DVD transfer that skips or something, which would be criminal.
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