But one of the major talking points has been Yann Tiersen’s score, which overflows with Gallic moods and textures, while never resorting to cliché. The director is the man responsible for, among other things, Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children and Alien Resurrection: hence, Amélie has style in abundance. To say that this film is “feel-good” is a definite understatement. Much of the charm of Amélie as a film is its hyper-reality, and pervading sense of kindness and humor. Could this handsome, shy young man be her soul mate? And, if so, will she ever find the courage to talk to him face-to-face and admit her feelings? This is Paris, the city of romance. However, Amélie continually neglects her own happiness while concentrating on that of others, until she meets the equally quirky Nino Quincampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz) in a photo booth. Heading off to find the box’s owner, the joy she brings to its eventual recipient gives Amélie a new lease of life, as she decides to help others around her in any way she can. All grown up and working as a waitress in a Parisian café, Amélie’s life changes when she finds a small box filled with old family heirlooms hidden in a secret compartment in her apartment. Already a massive success in its native France, Amélie subsequently raced to the top of the North American charts, has been nominated for multiple major awards, looks to be a shoo-in for the Foreign Language Film Oscar, and has increased further the reputations of its director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, leading actress Audrey Tautou, and composer Yann Tiersen.Īmélie is a whimsical, dream-like fable about a young woman in Paris (the eponymous Tautou), who has spent most of her life existing in the background, overwhelmed and overshadowed by her emotionally distant father (Rufus). This year we have Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain – or Amélie, as it has become known across the world.
Before that, we had Life is Beautiful, Run Lola Run and Il Postino. In 2000, it was Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Every year, it seems at least one foreign language film takes the international box office by storm, becoming the art-house crossover darling of its time.
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