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Summary: I loved this movie! You will too!
Review: Don't miss this movie!! As I watched "Amelie", I found myself grinning...and I couldn't stop humming and smiling for the next few hours. This truly is a feel-good movie! Even my husband admitted it was a great movie even though he initially didn't want to see what he had labeled a "chick flick". This movie appeals to all ages and races, and there aren't many movies you can say that about.
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Summary: The Best French Film I've Seen Recently!
Review: Starring Audrey Tautou as Amelie, this wonderfully executed emotional comedy will keep the interest of even the worst ADD sufferer. Although the dialogue is in Parisian French with English subtitles, this doesn't detract from the viewing experience like it does in some other foreign films.Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and costarring Dominique Pinon (you'll see the same credits -- directed by and costarring -- in the wonderful French film "Delicatessen" and the American film "Alien: Resurrection"), "Amelie" was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Film. From her childhood and the comedic horror it wrought with a suicidal pet fish and the very unusual demise of her mother to her newfound purpose in life to help complete strangers this is a feel-good comedy full of surprises and wonderful visual effects. Amelie is kind of like Ally McBeal, without all the whining and self-pity. She has a very healthy imagination and sometimes retreats into it, but not to the point that she ignores the real world. In fact, she most often affects the real world using her imagination. She is not self-concious or shy, except when it comes to going after her own dreams. Watch as she struggles to decide whether to pursue her own desires or continue to do only for others.
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Summary: The happiest movie ever!
Review: At a time when everything seems sad and depressing, Amalie will make you happy. It is wonderfully directed and the story is just plain charming.
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Summary: Oui, this is definitely a must-see!
Review: This film is so entertaining. Audrey Tautou is a doll and this is unlike anything else I've seen. And I've seen maaaaany films. It's original, funny, cute, witty, and gorgeous. I don't know how anyone could not like it. The picture was tinted green digitally, so don't think that's a Paris thing. It is beautiful and colorful throughout with great sets and Paris locations. It has a great French-sounding instrumental soundtrack. Interesting camera movement and angles and quick editing add to the effectiveness of the great story. There is a quirkiness to it in style and characters that is similar to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's other films like Delicatessan and City of Lost Children. I saw Delicatessan on cable many years ago, so I can't really compare the two. I recently rented City of Lost Children. Liked it, but I love Amelie. France has yet another beautiful actress on their hands. Hope to see much more of Miss Tautou in the years to come. She's a good reason to start liking subtitles. Probably my favorite film of the last year and certainly on my all-time favorites list. I couldn't believe it lost to No Man's Land for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Probably because it doesn't make any political statements. I saw both. No contest. My only "complaint" is that is seemed a bit long. Buy it. Rent it. Whatever. Just see it because it's a charmer.
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Summary: Cinema Verite' ?
Review: This is a wonderful, sparkling gem of a movie, with many facets.
It is a realistic slice of Parisian life, with scenes in empty subway stations, apartment rooms,bistros, courtyards and parks. It is a quirky romantic tale of a woman getting to know herself and finding her soul mate. It is also a montage of vignettes about people in Amelie's everyday world. These characters are portrayed so well that one finds themself drawn not only to Amelie, but to these others as well. We care about what happens to them all. Finally, and most uniquely, this movie reflects a deep truth. Amelie decides to slowly change her world, by performing little acts of kindness for those people around her. These impish, amusing plots of tenderness are well thought out, and do impact other lives. The viewer seems to hover over these minute events, and then witnesses with cosmic eyesight, how something much grander unfolds. It is a rare movie which entertains and edifies. "Amelie" is such a movie.
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Summary: Kisses to the creators!
Review: No, this film is not about a girl who finds love! Forget about the plot, listen to that mild humor, the words... To me this film is more about a cat, the smell in the air, music in your mind, sugar on the table...All those details that make the film so close and real is what I always missed watching oh so many other good films. That`s why it`s the best antidepressant for me, it brings comfort to your life doesn`t matter how you feel. Besides everyone is just so adorable there... :)
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Summary: It's the greatest movie of all times
Review: I lived in France last year and I was able to see this movie about 10 times. It's storyline is so good and realistic that everyone should see it. The story about Amelie deals with realistic fears and depicts the real essence of the French culture. The DVD is really good and I'm glad that it wasn't totally dubbed into english (otherwise it would have lost it's original interest). I could buy it with spanish and english subtitles to share this touching story with all my friends and family! A shouldn't miss...
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Summary: CATHOLICS PLEASE READ
Review: This movie insults the Blessed Mother, in that it is stated one character, "hates the phrase; fruit of Thy womb." Anatomical drawings of the uterus, etc. are interspersed with Marian images. It's really pitiful the director felt the necessity to take a cheap stab at others' beliefs.
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Summary: Matilda for Grownups
Review: Wonderful, whimsical, and funny with brilliant cinematography. Eccentric yet universal story of a lonely girl, Amelie, who finds love and purpose in the most unexpected way. I couldn't help but think of Roald Dahl's Matilda. Brilliant work from the man who gave us "City of Lost Children"
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Summary: Truc Interessant...Mais Pas Trop
Review: After having read the blistering attacks on this movie in the French daily "Liberation", I expected to either really like this movie or really hate it. As it turns out, I just found it to be rather mediocre. Bored, mostly working class, lives follow their course without hope of positive resolution. The protagonist, Amelie, decides to add some magic to these lives by arranging a series of coincidences. In other words, Amelie is sort of like God in a Kieslowski movie. The only problem is that you get a buzz like the one you get from a McDonald's Happy Meal...empty calories, high on sugar. Amelie has that glossy look just like the pretty people in those fragranced women's magazines. So I can see why the French Left would have such a low opinion of this movie. In a time of deindustrialization and rise of the Right, when most people hope to escape their "fate" by winning the lottery, arrives a film like Amelie which bolsters our hope that there are fairy-godmothers who will swoop down at the last moment and rescue us. Well, you say, that is reading too much into it. Perhaps. But even as pure fantasy, I found that it fell flat. There are some funny scenes, like the Gnome in New York! It's a film that appeals to the French love of nuance and making mysteries unravel
slowly and enticingly....des trucs interessants. For these reasons, I have given it two stars. -Thomas
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