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Amelie

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Original title

Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Year

2001

Running time

120 min.

Country

France

Director

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Screenwriter

Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Cast

Music

Yann Tiersen

Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel

Producer

Claudie Ossard, UGC Images

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Magic Realism. Cult Movie

Synopsis

Bursting with imagination and having seen her share of tragedy and fantasy, Amelie (Audrey Tautou) is not like the other girls. When she grows up she becomes a waitress in a Montmartre bar run by a former dancer. Amelie enjoys simple pleasures until she discovers that her goal in life is to help others. To that end, she invents all sorts of tricks that allow her to intervene incognito into other people's lives, including an imbibing concierge and her hypochondriac neighbor. But Amelie's most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix, a lonely sex shop employee who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photobooths.

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Awards: 2001: 5 Nominations for Oscar, including Movie of habla no inglesa, Screenplay and Cinematography

2001: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture

2001: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay and Production Design. 9 Nominations

2001: 4 Awards Cesar: Best Movie, Director, Music, diseño of producción. 13 Nominations

2001: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film

2001: European Film Awards: 4 Awards including Best Film & Director

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