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Amélie (2001, Fr.) (aka Le
Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain)
In the whimsical charming French film from director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet about a shy and lonely Montmartre waitress who
decided to bring joy and happiness to others:
- the film's dizzying, hilarious, fast-paced, quick-cut
introduction surveying the title character Amelie's (Audrey Tautou)
life from actual conception, through her mother's growing pregnancy
(in time-lapse), to adulthood
Introduction to Amelie's Life
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- the scene of Amelie's cherubic-faced discovery of
an old tin box, hidden in her apartment bathroom's wall behind
a dislodged tile, that was filled with a schoolboy's long-forgotten
toys, treasures, and mementos from 40 years earlier: ("Only
the discoverer of Tutankhamen's tomb would know how she felt upon
finding this treasure hidden by a little boy 40 years earlier")
- Amelie's epiphany ("a dazzling idea") while
lying in bed that she would return the box to its owner, do good
deeds, help others find true happiness, and straighten out their
lives: ("Wherever he was, she would find the box's owner and
give him back his treasure. If he was touched, she'd become a regular
do-gooder. If not, too bad") - in her first effort, she successfully
located Dominique Bretodeau (Maurice Bénichou), the box's
owner
- the moment that an embarrassed Amelie literally melted
off the screen onto the floor
Amelie's Three Kisses - A Kissing Game
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- the first sighting of Nino Quincampoix (Mathieu
Kassovitz) when Amelie saw him collecting strangers' discarded
photographs from passport photo booths
- the scene of Amelie's tender greeting of quirky true
love Nino in her apartment, first kissing him on one cheek and then
the other, and on his left eye - after they stared awkwardly at each
other for a few moments; then, she pointed to her lips and he gave
her reciprocal kisses on her face - finally discovering happiness
and romance for herself
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Amelie's Discovery of Tin Box
Amelie's Epiphany
Melting Off Screen
Amelie's First Sighting of Nino
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