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Amélie

Original title: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
  • 20012001
  • 14A14A
  • 2h 2min
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
724K
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POPULARITY
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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.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
724K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
917
71
  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writers
    • Guillaume Laurant(scenario)
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Audrey Tautou
    • Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Rufus
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  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Writers
    • Guillaume Laurant(scenario)
    • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Audrey Tautou
    • Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Rufus
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    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #119
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 59 wins & 74 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Audrey Tautou
    Audrey Tautou
    • Amélie Poulainas Amélie Poulain
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Nino Quincampoixas Nino Quincampoix
    Rufus
    Rufus
    • Raphaël Poulainas Raphaël Poulain
    Lorella Cravotta
    • Amandine Poulainas Amandine Poulain
    Serge Merlin
    • Raymond Dufayelas Raymond Dufayel
    Jamel Debbouze
    Jamel Debbouze
    • Lucienas Lucien
    Clotilde Mollet
    • Ginaas Gina
    Claire Maurier
    • Madame Suzanne - la patronne du caféas Madame Suzanne - la patronne du café
    Isabelle Nanty
    Isabelle Nanty
    • Georgetteas Georgette
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Josephas Joseph
    Artus de Penguern
    • Hipolitoas Hipolito
    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Moreau
    • Madeleine Wallaceas Madeleine Wallace
    Urbain Cancelier
    Urbain Cancelier
    • Collignonas Collignon
    Maurice Bénichou
    Maurice Bénichou
    • Dominique Bretodeauas Dominique Bretodeau
    Michel Robin
    Michel Robin
    • Mr. Collignonas Mr. Collignon
    Andrée Damant
    Andrée Damant
    • Mrs. Collignonas Mrs. Collignon
    Claude Perron
    Claude Perron
    • Evaas Eva
    Armelle
    • Philomèneas Philomène
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Guillaume Laurant(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Amélie is a story about a girl named Amélie whose childhood was suppressed by her Father's mistaken concerns of a heart defect. With these concerns Amélie gets hardly any real-life contact with other people. This leads Amélie to resort to her own fantastical world and dreams of love and beauty. She later on becomes a young woman and moves to the central part of Paris as a waitress. After finding a lost treasure belonging to the former occupant of her apartment, she decides to return it to him. After seeing his reaction and his new found perspective - she decides to devote her life to the people around her. Such as, her father who is obsessed with his garden-gnome, a failed writer, a hypochondriac, a man who stalks his ex girlfriends, the "ghost," a suppressed young soul, the love of her life and a man whose bones are as brittle as glass. But after consuming herself with these escapades - she finds out that she is disregarding her own life and damaging her quest for love. Amélie then discovers she must become more aggressive and take a hold of her life and capture the beauty of love she has always dreamed of. —spragg_s
    voice over narrationfemale protagonistparis francefrancemontmartre paris189 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • One person can change your life forever.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • 14A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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 (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Jours Tristes (instrumental)
      Written by Neil Hannon

      Arranged and Performed by Yann Tiersen

    User reviews1.5K

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    Top review
    10/10
    This is rated so highly cause it deserves it
    A slice of heaven right here on earth, "Amelie" is a joy to behold, and has some of the most gorgeous cinematography I've ever seen in a movie.

    Audrey Tatou is perfection as the title character. A combination of Audrey Hepburn, Dolly Levi and Roger Rabbit, she involves herself in the world surrounding her as a means of really enjoying living. There are moments when she finds complete and total joy just walking down the street.

    Some of it is hilarious, too..like when her pet goldfish habitually tries to commit suicide, or when she is on the telephone with the man at the porno shop, or when a character is asked "Are you a congenital shmuck"?

    But for the most part, its a human comedy, about love, of course.

    Just beautiful. 10/10.
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    • Mar 1, 2003

    FAQ11

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    • Is this movie based on a novel?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2001 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • French
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
    • Filming locations
      • Rue des Trois-Frères, Paris 18, Paris, France
    • 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
      • $174,024,485
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    Technical specs

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

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