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mike_decock · 06-20-2003, 12:37 PM

I recently watched Amelie again and I loved it even more the second time around. Please tell me I'm not the only one who loves this film!

-Mike...

elanah · 06-20-2003, 01:02 PM

Yeah, it is a great film.

FoE · 06-20-2003, 01:18 PM

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Yeah, it is a great film.

ditto

dangin · 06-20-2003, 01:46 PM

I can't think of his name and I am too busy to IMDB him right now anyway, but the director is great. Amelie is fantastic.

Hugo Holbling · 06-20-2003, 02:19 PM

That would be Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Kassowitz is also a great director in his own right, though Tykwer remains my personal favourite.

I'll wager i've seen Amelie more times than anyone else here, being a European cinema geek. Anyone who's been to Montmartre will no doubt have noted the filters Jeunet used to enhance the magic of his movie, while fans may like to try Tautou in He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not wherein Colombani allows her to reprise Amelie with an interesting (and savage) twist.

mike_decock · 06-20-2003, 02:42 PM

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I'll wager i've seen Amelie more times than anyone else here, being a European cinema geek. Anyone who's been to Montmartre will no doubt have noted the filters Jeunet used to enhance the magic of his movie

I was really drawn in by the cinematography of this film on my second viewing (thanks to the new projector with 8ft. diag. screen). Every single camera angle, sweep, flow, filter, etc. is a work of art yet subtle enough not to interfere with the storytelling.

I've been to Montmartre a few times and I see what you mean about the filters. It looks more like a scene in a fairy tale than the real thing. I just love the look of Paris in this film.

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fans may like to try Tautou in He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not wherein Colombani allows her to reprise Amelie with an interesting (and savage) twist.

Thanks for the recommendation. I recently watched Venus Beauty Institute to see some more of this enchanting actress. I think I'm developing a crush on her

. Behind that quirkiness, she's simply beautiful. I also think she was perfectly cast for Amelie.

There's just no way this movie would have worked as an English language Hollywood production. They would have destroyed all the magic and charm in this movie as well as the pacing.

And you just have to love the gnome and how the father was baffled by the polaroids and later inspired. Perfection. Absolute perfection.

-Mike...

ex-idaho · 06-20-2003, 03:23 PM

This is one my all time favorites. Even my girlfriend who hates subtitled movies loved this one. It is so witty and so smart that I was floored the first time I saw it. The proctical jokes she plays on the shop keeper are so great that I can't believe I never thought of them.

Tautou is stunningly beautiful and is perfectly cast for this role. I own the DVD and watch it regularly.

August Spies · 06-20-2003, 03:29 PM

I would second the recommendation of A la folie, pad du tout (he loves me, he loves me not).

Its not as beautiful as Amilie, but the plot is more interesting.

kwigibo · 06-20-2003, 08:09 PM

Lovely film. Didn't they originally want to cast Emily Watson? Seems ludicrous now.

Shadowy Man · 06-20-2003, 08:39 PM

Amelie is fantastic!! I own the DVD. I must be one of many men who have fallen in love with Audrey Tautou.

The cinematography is exceptional! It has perhaps the best panning shot in any movie ever - the scene with her skipping the stone. Awesome!

06-20-2003, 12:37 PM	#1
mike_decock Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,505	Amelie I recently watched Amelie again and I loved it even more the second time around. Please tell me I'm not the only one who loves this film! -Mike...

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Hugo Holbling Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Self-banned in 2005 Posts: 1,344	Lady Di in the stars... That would be Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Kassowitz is also a great director in his own right, though Tykwer remains my personal favourite. I'll wager i've seen Amelie more times than anyone else here, being a European cinema geek. Anyone who's been to Montmartre will no doubt have noted the filters Jeunet used to enhance the magic of his movie, while fans may like to try Tautou in He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not wherein Colombani allows her to reprise Amelie with an interesting (and savage) twist.

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06-20-2003, 01:02 PM	#2
elanah Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Waukesha, WI Posts: 309	Yeah, it is a great film.

06-20-2003, 01:46 PM	#4
dangin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: The Middle, Kansas Posts: 2,637	I can't think of his name and I am too busy to IMDB him right now anyway, but the director is great. Amelie is fantastic.

06-20-2003, 03:23 PM	#7
ex-idaho Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Spudtopia, ID Posts: 5,315	This is one my all time favorites. Even my girlfriend who hates subtitled movies loved this one. It is so witty and so smart that I was floored the first time I saw it. The proctical jokes she plays on the shop keeper are so great that I can't believe I never thought of them. Tautou is stunningly beautiful and is perfectly cast for this role. I own the DVD and watch it regularly.

06-20-2003, 03:29 PM	#8
August Spies Contributor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: The Vine Posts: 12,950	I would second the recommendation of A la folie, pad du tout (he loves me, he loves me not). Its not as beautiful as Amilie, but the plot is more interesting.

06-20-2003, 08:09 PM	#9
kwigibo Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Posts: 5,814	Lovely film. Didn't they originally want to cast Emily Watson? Seems ludicrous now.

06-20-2003, 08:39 PM	#10
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	Amelie is fantastic!! I own the DVD. I must be one of many men who have fallen in love with Audrey Tautou. The cinematography is exceptional! It has perhaps the best panning shot in any movie ever - the scene with her skipping the stone. Awesome!

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