Amelie

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Summary: wonderful wonderful wonderful!
Review: Full of charming, simple, interwining stories, this movie will show all the various joys and small pleasures of life.
This is the sort of movie that you will find many valuable quotes in,- they are characters who speak as if in a book. It was delightful, and I love how it was made, it was new and fresh. I liked the close ups and the music and I liked that brief segment where Amelie, on a thrill of harmony and goodwill after hearing Dominique Bredoteau's reaction to the finding of his childhood box in a bar, directs a blind man down a block and gives him eyes for a moment, in describing the delicious world to him.
This is not the first foreign film I have seen. I have also seen Antonia's Line, and Burnt by the Sun, and I love all of these movies. Amelie is a very, very good movie. It's divine and lovely and you should watch it, and if you already have,- wasn't it wonderful?

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Summary: Fun, funny, life-changing
Review: Forget the current forget France movement, this movie will take you to a touching, imaginative world where it all does come out right in the end as long as you believe.

Look up Van Gogh self-portaits when you're done, you'll laugh again.

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Summary: Interesting but psychadelic
Review: This film is interesting, and really unusual, you loose all you references when you start seeing it, the negative point about it is that it is a bit psychadelic, you don't really understand what is happening, you ar taken in to a irrealistic and ideal world, where everything is good.

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Summary: GREATEST
Review: This is one of the best movies ever, and I can say it's not a chick flick. This was directed by the say person who directed "The City of Lost Children" and there are similarities. There are a few actors that are the same and the characters are just as odd and interesting as in "The City of Lost Children," which is also a good movie. Amelie is a feel good movie and I've seen it quite a few times. This is a must see, and it's on my TOP 10.

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Summary: excellent movie
Review: i would recommend this movie to anyone who happens to be a human being and isnt dead or in a catatonic state. i recently purchased this movie i had seen it when it first came out but forgot how much i liked it. it has now replaced kikujiro as my feel good movie. i think if you have ever had an emotion in your life you will like this movie.

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Summary: The Fabulous Escapism of Amelie
Review: Much crtiticism has been aimed at Jean-Pierre Jeunet for the way that he has "tarted up" Paris and in particular, Montmatre for this story of a day-dreaming do-gooder who cannot find her own true love (if Austen's Emma has been born a century later across the English Channel she might well be Amelie). But surely that is the point of cinema - in some part, we wish to escape the reality and drudgery of life for a couple of hours in which we can have our fantasies played out on screen. I must admit, that had I seen the Montmatre of the movie when I visited Paris in the mid-90's I might never have left.

Much of the charm of this movie comes from a star-making turn by newcomer, Audrey Tatou - her dark eyes are deep wells into which this viewer would love to jump and her cheeky grin is infectious - you find yourself giving off the same grin as you watch her commit her samaritan acts or in the case of the tyrannical grocer, Collignon, bring him down a rung ot two. Of course Tatou is greatly supported by the enfant terrible of French cinema, Mathieu Kassovitz, a world away from his character in La Haine, and inhabiting the role of romantic leading man with great aplomb. Jeunet regular, Dominique Pinon and Yolande Moreau as the weeping widow/concierge add deft touches of humour to a uniformly excellent supporting cast.

The look of the film is also its biggest drawcard - from the bright greens of the Metro to the fiery reds of the Porn Emporium where Nino works, the film is bathed in a glorious light and dazzles with each viewing. Jeunet came back to France after the traumatic experience of filming Alien Resurrection and with this film he shows that he can count himself amongst the great cinematic artists (along with Baz Luhrmann and Todd Haynes) working today.

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Summary: Loved it.
Review: If you're looking for a sweet movie that asks nothing of you but to enjoy watch this. Calming, charming, interesting....It just makes you smile.

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Summary: Wonderfully Executed Fluff.
Review: I was going to give this film 5 stars when my goldfish, Orson, jumped out of the aquarium in a fit of pique. I thought I heard him say "Rosebud" before he expired. However I was distracted by the ecstatic moans of my cat Gigi as she ate him. She speaks fluent French and swears that his last words were "Children of Paradise." Guess I'll never know.

Well, if there's one thing the French do well, it's farce. Which means you should watch "The Triumph of Love" with Sorvino, rather than "Amelie"

Wait! That's not a put down. I enjoyed this film, I just wanted to let you know that though it contains many farcical elements, it is not a farce. It's a quirky, fast paced, romantic comedy.

(Yes, contrary to popular belief, French filmakers can make fast-paced films that actually tell a story)

A few sourpusses among critics object that "Amelie" is really about a 23 year old semi-virgin who lives inside her head, only directly interacting with The Man she has a crush on

(Love? Bah!)

in the last 5 minutes of the film, with special effects out of Ally mc Beal, and isn't it a sad commentary on our times that such a superficial film could be said to be romantic.

Which may be true as far as it goes--but completely misses the point.

In the first place, the director knows it's a kind of modern fairy tale, and there need not be any apologetics at the end.
Cinderella gets the Prince and they're going to live happily ever after, so there.

It is romantic, it is a comedy, and it does work.

Just don't get off the track looking for symbolism, great depth or hidden meanings. "Amelie" is well made, enchanting fun.

Get it? Got it? Good.

In the second place, the deliberately over the top special effects and nutty voice over comments enhance the charm of the film. They're not grafted on, they work with the nuttyness of the story, from Blubber's attempted suicide, to Zorro's "Z." It's--did I mention that it's fun?

As to Audrey Tatou, while there's thousands of equally good looking women, there's few actresses that can handle close-ups as well as she can, especially when the camera zooms in. And there's a lot of zooming in this roller coaster ride. She makes the film.

As to the director, of course he knows he's being over the top! He's deliberately striving to be over the top to make the rides go faster. It's a celebration, a carnival in Paris.

Enjoy.

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Summary: "Amelie" will not dissapoint!
Review: This movie is truly a "love letter" to the city of Paris! The cinematography is amazing, it absolutely captures the spirit, flirtation, and incredible beauty of what is quite possbly the best place on earth! Weaved into the backdrop is the story of Amelie and her mischevious attempts to sweeten the lives of the people around her and possibly even fall in love. Audrey Tautou is adorable, and if you have a soft spot for this "lollipop" of an actress you will love this movie!

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Summary: Weird ! But Good!
Review: Admittedly this isn't my first excursion into french cinema. I can't recall the exact film but I remember that it was very long but complex enough to sustain my interests. I would say this is the case for Amelie. I throughly enjoyed this film from it's photographic and sometimes surreal scenes to the interesting dialog. I am not apart of this silly, brainless anti-France kick. This film was a reminder that the best American films of which I have enjoyed were in a similar vein of being anti-linear and woven into a complex thread of scenes and events. Think Pulp Fiction without the violence or catchy one-liners. This is a definite buy but be warned, it isn't dubbed!