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Amélie

Original title: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
  • 2001
  • R
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
765K
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POPULARITY
1,007
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Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)
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Amélie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.Amélie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.Amélie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.

  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writers
    • Guillaume Laurant
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Stars
    • Audrey Tautou
    • Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Rufus
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    765K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,007
    53
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Guillaume Laurant
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Stars
      • Audrey Tautou
      • Mathieu Kassovitz
      • Rufus
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #102
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 59 wins & 74 nominations total

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    Audrey Tautou
    Audrey Tautou
    • Amélie Poulain
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Nino Quincampoix
    Rufus
    Rufus
    • Raphaël Poulain
    Lorella Cravotta
    • Amandine Poulain
    Serge Merlin
    • Raymond Dufayel
    Jamel Debbouze
    Jamel Debbouze
    • Lucien
    Clotilde Mollet
    • Gina
    Claire Maurier
    • Madame Suzanne - la patronne du café
    Isabelle Nanty
    Isabelle Nanty
    • Georgette
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Joseph
    Artus de Penguern
    • Hipolito
    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Moreau
    • Madeleine Wallace
    Urbain Cancelier
    Urbain Cancelier
    • Collignon
    Maurice Bénichou
    Maurice Bénichou
    • Dominique Bretodeau
    Michel Robin
    Michel Robin
    • Mr. Collignon
    Andrée Damant
    Andrée Damant
    • Mrs. Collignon
    Claude Perron
    Claude Perron
    • Eva
    Armelle
    • Philomène
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Guillaume Laurant(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Whenever this film was shot on location, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and the crew would clean the area of debris, grime, trash and graffiti, so that the real settings would match the fantastic nature of the film. This was an especially difficult task when it came time to shoot at the huge train station.
    • Goofs
      When Nino visits Amélie in the cafe, "Menu du Jour" disappears and reappears on the glass between shots.
    • Quotes

      Hipolito, The Writer: Without you, today's emotions would be the scurf of yesterday's.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening titles, Amélie as a child is shown doing various things. These activities illustrate the titles being shown at the same time.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Jours Tristes (instrumental)
      Written by Neil Hannon

      Arranged and Performed by Yann Tiersen

    User reviews1.5K

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    9/10
    Finds its charm in the little things
    'Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain' finds its charm in the little things. The story about Amélie (Audrey Tautou) is a modern day fairy tale and that is exactly how it looks the entire film.

    We have a wonderful story about Amélie who decides to help people around her, making them happy. Not by doing great big things or giving money, but by little things. She helps her father by making him believe that his gnome from the garden is on a trip around the world, she helps a lonely neighbor by just visiting him, she helps a stranger by returning something she found in her home. On the way she falls in love with Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz) who's hobby it is to collect photos from automatic photo booths. Photos that were tossed away because people thought they didn't look good enough. He puts all those photos and pieces of photos in a big book. There is a little mystery in the book as well, of course I will not spoil that for you. The story is not only sweet and charming, it has some great moments of comedy as well.

    The movie looks colorful and bright almost constantly. Even the sad parts from Amélie's life, her youth for example, look almost strangely happy. In this world, Paris actually, Audrey Tautou is the perfect inhabitant. She has one of those faces that seem to smile the entire time. She looks like she just pulled a joke and she is waiting for you to find out what it is. In a way her character is really doing that here so it does not feel strange.

    In short 'Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain' is charming, funny, romantic bright and full of life. This is the perfect lighthearted movie.
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    • Aug 14, 2004

    FAQ11

    • What is 'Amélie' about?
    • Is this movie based on a novel?
    • In what language is 'Amélie'?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • French
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Amelie
    • Filming locations
      • Rue des Trois-Frères, Paris 18, Paris, France(Amelie's home)
    • Production companies
      • Claudie Ossard Productions
      • Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
      • Victoires Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,225,499
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $136,470
      • Nov 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $174,122,191
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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