Amelie

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Summary: She WILL change your life....
Review: Seen this just once and it's definately one of the best foregin movies ever made.

A introvert adult (played superbly by Audrey Tautou)caused by her early childhood days caused her to close herself in a world of her own dreams and wishes. A destiny chance of finding a "Old Childhood Box" in her flat with old toys triggered a search for it's original owner. Leading to tears and joys when the owner receives the box but without knowing the Angel that delivered it.

Thereafter helping to unit 2 lonely souls in the cafe she works sparks off a hilarious outcome. Then doing the "Mission Impossible" of sneaking into the Grocery Store Man's house to play a few tricks on him for being so harsh to his "slightly handicapped worker". Lastly, create an "old vintage love letter" to bring a lonely woman's heart back to life.

Despite all that effort, realising she had help fix other people's lives all but her own. Unable to express her feelings for "the one" she saw at the train station (played by Mathieu Kassovitz). She decides that life was destined to be forever her and her own dream world until "the one's shoe" (i.e. a collection of old passport photo book) was left behind and picked up by her"

As the "Sleeping Beauty" decides to return it to "Prince Charming" through a very funny and mysterious way. The finale takes place when the "Prince" comes up the tower and finally rescues the "Princess". Definately for almost all to enjoy (18+) and especially to those introvet ones, may this finale happen to you in time to come! Be patient...

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Summary: The best movie I ever saw
Review: This is the most creative, hilarious, and delightful movie I have ever seen. The opening credits are one of the best parts, so don't skip them. The movie shows all the sensual pleasures we enjoy but never verbalize or pay attention to, like how it feels to sink your hand into a sack of grain, the sound of stones skipping, coins spinning, or making a crystal glass sing, the way a leaf feels against your mouth, popping bubblewrap, and cracking the top of creme brulee. It is also about ethical activism, making a difference in others' lives, and living bigger than one's fears and limitations. It is visually breathtaking and perfectly acted. Every character in the story collects something. Some collect evidence, others collect sayings, photographs, polaroids, footprints, funny laughs, love letters, paintings, symptoms, and strategies. The characters are quirky but completely real, and each one a part of each of us. It made me laugh so hard my stomach muscles hurt the next day. I saw it many times and discovered layer upon layer of detail each time. You will love it!

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Summary: I really enjoyed this movie
Review: I really enjoyed this film. Most men do. I discovered that most women aren't that interested in it, however. Here's why: the movie depicts a beautiful, very beautiful, young woman, who is lonely. Just that idea on it's own can be very appealing to a man. That there can be a woman out there who is beautiful, but alone, and lonely. Second of all, in the film she falls in love with a pretty much ordinary guy. That idea, again, is very appealing to most men, and can identify with that ordinary guy, and think it is realistic that he, the viewer, could be him.

The entire movie is set up for the viewer to fall in love with amelie. Besides that, the movie is very clever, and very interesting, but if you are a woman, or just plain unaffected by amelie's charms, you will find the movie merely cute.

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Summary: Best Foreign Film of 2001
Review: A story that cannot be told in words but in pictures! Jeunot at his best. This terrific French film only gets better with each viewing. Merci, Mr. Jeunot, Amélie est une grande inspiration!

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Summary: A Little Bit of Magic!
Review: "Amelie" is a wonderful film that will touch you, make you giggle, and make you glad you are alive. Unlike a cheezy romantic comedy where you are supposed to feel angst for the characters, this film makes you love the characters and root for them in their quirky, unexpected habits and tastes. It is, admittedly, a story with very little external conflict, but it tells a lovely story in a cinematic and warm way. None of the characters are perfect, but all of them are perfectly human.

Reviews of this movie seem to use words like "charming," "magical," and "quirky;" you will see why when you watch Amelie dip her fingers into a huge barrel of lentils just to enjoy the sensation in her fingers.

The film centres around a young girl who has been somewhat of a fish out of water her whole life, but has retained a sense of wonder and of enjoyment of little things in the world around her. Amelie works through her insecurities during visits with her father and especially with a very insightful and caring neighbour, the "glass man," who cannot go outside because his bones are so brittle they break at the slightest contact. Through her "good deeds," taken on after a chance discovery, she learns how to create love in the world around her, and that love can touch her, herself.

I love my formulaic romantic comedies, but this has none of the painful "I know what's coming next" of the typical Meg Ryan film. Instead, "Amelie" constantly throws curves at you to make you laugh and experience the joy of being alive. Please watch this film (and don't let the rating throw you off -- the "orgasm" scene is literally about five seconds long) and laugh with Amelie as she gets revenge, plots romance, sets wrongs aright, and strives for her own happiness. I can't tell you enough good about this film.

Note #1: You will like it if you liked films like "Jeffrey" or "Notting Hill" with quirky love stories. You will *not* like this film if you want to see: Things blowing up, Drug addictions, A "Shocker Twist" somewhere in the plot, or Extremely Challenging Philosophies On Life. That's not to say the film isn't intelligent; it just challenges you in a different way.

Note #2: Some of the people in this film look like REAL PEOPLE. If you prefer everyone in your films to look like Cameron Diaz, this is not recommended for you.

Note #3: If you don't speak French and you have vision problems, you might want to be careful with this DVD as the subtitles are quite faint and often set against bright colours.

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Summary: Satiated
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this piece as well as others from Jeunet (City of Lost Children, Delicatessen). The picture contains all of Jeunet's attention to indiosyncrasies along with an amazingly precise style. This is a story that you have to let tell itself. Be passive and enjoy the eccentricities of the characters and how they are played interwovenly. I have awaited this disc eagerly and cannot wait to display it properly in my collection. It is as good as bought. Long live Jeunet & Co.

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Summary: AMOUR FOR AMELIE
Review: THIS WAS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS...MAYBE EVEN IN MY LIFE. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STORY,TOLD IN A CREATIVE AND ORIGINAL WAY. AMALIE IS A YOUNG WOMAN IN PARIS WHO LIVED A SOLITARY LIFE DUE TO HER FATHER'S MISTAKEN BELIEF THAT SHE HAD A HEART CONDITION AS A CHILD. ONE DAY THROUGH A TWIST OF FATE SHE REALIZES SHE CAN BRING HAPPINESS TO OTHERS AND SETS OUT TO DO SO, IN QUIRKY BUT EFFECTIVE WAYS. WITH JUST THE RIGHT TOUCH OF MISCHIEF, SHE TRANSFORMS THE PEOPLE AROUND HER, AND BEGINS TO SEEK HER OWN HAPPINESS AS WELL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART DIRECTION. VERY WELL DONE! THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!

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Summary: The Best movie ever!
Review: I've seen a little movies, and this is the best movie I have ever seen. It makes you happy!

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Summary: FANTASIQUE
Review: See this movie!! It's superb---
From the director of" Delicatessen", "The City of Lost Children" & "Alien Resurrection"--- (so of course it has Dominque Pinon in it! )
Infused with a lush soundtrack from Yann Tiersen who also worked on "The Dreamlife of Angels" that carries you delightfully through, on the bouyant beats of the accordian. You'll need to buy it after hearing it-------

We see Amelie grow up with her odd parents, her father a doctor--touches only each month for a checkup (which makes her heart race--so now he's convinced she has a heart problem) Her mother a schoolteacher--meets her end while they were at church praying for a baby brother--a young woman from Quebec jumps of the roof--right onto her.
Her father busily spends his time tending her mother's shrine in the backyard--which consists of a large garden gnome---
Amelie leaves home as soon as possible---becoming a barmaid in a bar where we meet even more strange people---Suzanne,the owner (an ex- circus star with a limp) a woman who is a crazed hypocondriac (Georgette)-- Gina whose ex Joseph (Dominque Pinon) is now a permanant patron of the bar (just to pester her it seems) he tapes conversations and keeps track of all the other male customers he thinks Gina pays to much attention to---

One day (on the death of Princess Di ) she discovers a box hidden behind a tile in her bathroom---she tracks down the little boy who hid it there--now 40+ years later--she decides if it makes him happy--she'll make that her mission, to help people... She arranges for him to find the box, and once he opens it, he's overcome-- he's found his lost childhood...

Amelie moves on to aid others---

This movie is wonderful.....

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Summary: Excellent film
Review: If this film doesn't win Best Foreign Film then I've lost respect for the Academy. This film has the same quirky humor and cinematography as 'Delicatessen' but is decidely more upbeat. (Of course, what couldn't be more upbeat than a movie about cannibalism.) Go see it. I've already seen it twice and have reserved a slot on my shelf for when the DVD is released.