ᯓ♪ French actress Audrey Tautou rose to fame overnight with this film
ᯓ♪ Swept four major awards at the 27th César Awards, including Best Film and Best Director
ᯓ♪ Received five nominations at the 74th Academy Awards, including Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay
ᯓ♪ European Film Award for Best Film
ᯓ♪ Winner of the Goya Award for Best European Film
Eccentric waitress Amélie Poulain has spent her life observing others, until at 22 she decides to secretly mend the lives of her quirky Montmartre neighbors. Her mission is upended when she meets Nino, an unusual young man equally fascinated by life's oddities. Despite her attraction, Amélie plays games to avoid real connection—until a reclusive neighbor, whom she helped, gives her the final push she needs to pursue love.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz
 | About the Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet began his film-making career with shorts which he co-directed with artist Marc Caro. Their first feature film, Delicatessen, met with broad success, notably winning the César for Best First Film and Best Screenplay. The duo made their second feature The City of Lost Children. He then directed on his own in 1997 in the United States Alien: Resurrection. In 2000 Jeunet returned to France to shoot Amélie, a triumph: 5 Oscar nominations, 4 César nominations, and more than 30 million tickets sold worldwide. Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed Micmacs, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. | |