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    Amélie

    Original title: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
    • 20012001
    • RR
    • 2h 2min
    IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    716K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,035
    216
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    ComedyRomance

    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
    716K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,035
    216
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Guillaume Laurant(scenario)
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet(scenario)
    • Stars
      • Audrey Tautou
      • Mathieu Kassovitz
      • Rufus
    Top credits
    • 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
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Top rated movie #116
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 59 wins & 74 nominations total

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    Gugu Mbatha-Raw Shares the Whimsical and Uplifting Films That Give Her Hope
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    Audrey Tautou in Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
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    Audrey Tautou in Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
    Audrey Tautou in Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
    Audrey Tautou in Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
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    Audrey Tautou in Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

    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)
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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 paris188 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • One person can change your life forever.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexual content
    • 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 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Jours Tristes (instrumental)
      Written by Neil Hannon

      Arranged and Performed by Yann Tiersen

    User reviews1.5K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    What is left to say about this glorious joy ride?
    I had heard superlative comments on this film and it does not disappoint.

    Paris is the backdrop and what a Paris, A Paris of La Boheme and the Merry Widow. Audrey is brilliant in the role of Amelie, projecting a true joie de vivre.

    The film is full of surprises in both plot and characters. I left the theatre feeling lighter. It is truly one of a kind, eccentric, unusual and uplifting. I will not say more on it as it would spoil the fun.

    I gave it a 10 out of 10 for something so completely out of the ordinary and so very unhollywood.
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    • wisewebwoman
    • Mar 15, 2002

    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
    • 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
      • $173,924,742
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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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