Amelie
Cast
Audrey Tautou as Am�lie Poulain
Mathieu Kassovitz as Nino Quincampoix
Rufus as Rapha�l Poulain, Am�lie's Father
Yolande Moreau as Madeleine Wells, concierge
Artus de Penguern as Hipolito, The Writer
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Rater #2
If you've ever done something good for someone else just for the fun
of it, then you can easily relate to Am�lie, the main character in
Am�lie. She's innocent, na�ve, and shy. But she finds an old box
of "treasures" hidden in her flat and decides to return it to the boy
who left it there fifty years ago. The "boy" is Bretodeau (Maurice
B�nichou), and Am�lie (Audrey Tautou) decides that if Bretodeau is
glad, then she will continue to do good deeds for those around her.
He is ecstatic, so Am�lie keeps her end of the deal.
Am�lie is sweetly touching, but goes for the low-key effect and
really does feel like a foreign film. A lot of times, I forget during
the course and it seems like the actors are saying the subtitled
English words. Not this time. I'm thinking of Run Lola Run in
specific. That seemed to be a quality American film (haha, right?).
Am�lie decides to return a photo album to Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz).
She completes her deed but ends up falling in love (surprise
surprise). When Am�lie was delivering the album to Nino (and other
times), I was surprised on how complex her schemes were. She didn't
explode with talent like that throughout the film, so it surprised me.
Tautou is very good as Am�lie, I love her smile. She displayed
emotions very well. Kassovitz was also fabulous; people like that
need to get more work that comes out here in the U.S. Everyone else
involved in the picture is very gifted (including Rufus, who plays
Am�lie's father) and talented. Pictures like this don't come out very
often.
Movies like Am�lie are sure to be crowd-pleasers. Which it is. Its
crowd-pleasing attitude was taken with a little arrogance, but it
still managed to keep a goofy smile on your face for 122 minutes.
Speaking of the runtime, I found it very hard to sit through, for
some reason. I enjoyed all of it, but seemed unnecessary. If one of
the subplots about Am�lie's escapades were taken out, it would have
been better.
It also had a good amount of humor. I loved the beginning, when we
learn about Am�lie's childhood, and we learn what everyone's likes
and dislikes were. It seemed ridiculous yet true. Some of the humor,
and the whole movie, faltered during the last hour-the rather quick
pace of the first hour slowed down a lot and brought down my
experience of the film.
Am�lie is a gentle yet entertaining non-Hollywood film that's a sure
crowd-pleaser.
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Rated R for sexual content.
Running time: 122 minutes
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