On 31 August 1997, startled by the news of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Amélie drops a plastic perfume-stopper, which dislodges a wall tile and accidentally reveals an old metal box which contains childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who lived in her apartment decades earlier. She is single and lets her imagination roam freely, finding contentment in simple pleasures like dipping her hand into grain sacks, cracking crème brûlée with a spoon, and skipping stones along the Canal Saint-Martin. Amélie leaves home at the age of 18 and becomes a waitress at the Café des 2 Moulins in Montmartre, which is staffed and frequented by a collection of eccentrics.
As a result, her father, Raphaël, withdraws more and more from society. When Amélie is six, her mother, Amandine, is killed when a suicidal Canadian tourist jumps from the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris and lands on her. To cope with her loneliness, Amélie develops an active imagination and a mischievous personality. Amélie is now regarded as a cult classic, one of the best films of the 2000s and the 21st century, and one of the greatest and most influential French films of all time, as well as one of the best romantic comedy movies ever made.Īmélie Poulain is born in 1974 and brought up by eccentric parents who – incorrectly believing that she has a heart defect – decide to home-school her. The film was a enormous commercial success, grossing $174.2 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million, and is one of the biggest international successes for a French film.
It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. Amélie won Best Film at the European Film Awards, four César Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, and two British Academy Film Awards, including Best Original Screenplay. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with major praise for Tautou's performance, the cinematography, production design, sound design, editing, musical score and writing. The film features an ensemble cast of supporting roles, including Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty, Dominique Pinon, Artus de Penguern, Yolande Moreau, Urbain Cancelier, and Maurice Bénichou.Īmélie was released theatrically in France on 25 April 2001 by UGC-Fox Distribution and in Germany on 16 August 2001 by Prokino Filmverleih. It tells the story of a shy, introvert and quirky waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation.
Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. A girl in Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party provides a key plot pointĪmélie (also known as Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain French pronunciation: English: The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain) is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amélie works at the Café des 2 Moulins on Montmartre.
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