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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 190 Ratings

Summary: Amélie is a story about a girl named Amélie whose childhood was suppressed by her Father's mistaken concerns of a heart defect. With these concerns Amélie gets hardly any real life contact with other people. This leads Amélie to resort to her own fantastical world and dreams of love and beauty. She later on becomes a young woman and moves to the central part of Paris as a waitress. After finding a lost treasure belonging to the former occupant of her apartment, she decides to return it to him. After seeing his reaction and his new found perspective - she decides to devote her life to the people around her. Such as, her father who is obsessed with his garden-gnome, a failed writer, a hypochondriac, a man who stalks his ex girlfriends, the "ghost", a suppressed young soul, the love of her life and a man whose bones are as brittle as glass. But after consuming herself with these escapades - she finds out that she is disregarding her own life and damaging her quest for love. Amélie then discovers she must become more aggressive and take a hold of her life and capture the beauty of love she has always dreamed of.
Runtime: 122 min
Rating: Rated R for sexual content.
Production: Canal+
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Countries: Germany, France
Language: French
Home Release Date: Jul 16, 2002
Director Credit
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Director
Writer Credit
Guillaume Laurant Scenario
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Scenario
Principal Cast Credit
Audrey Tautou
Mathieu Kassovitz Nino Quincampoix
Cast Credit
Artus de Penguern Hipolito
Claire Maurier
Clotilde Mollet Gina
Dominique Pinon Joseph
Isabelle Nanty Georgette
Jamel Debbouze Lucien
Lorella Cravotta Amandine Poulain
Maurice Bénichou Dominique Bretodeau
Michel Robin Mr. Collignon
Rufus
Serge Merlin Raymond Dufayel
Urbain Cancelier Collignon
Yolande Moreau Madeleine Wallace
Producer Credit
Arne Meerkamp van Embden Producer: Germany
Claudie Ossard Producer
Helmut Breuer Co-Producer
Jean-Marc Deschamps Producer
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