- Actors: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz
- Format: NTSC
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Studio: Alliance Films
- Release Date: July 16 2002
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (482 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000068QKT
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#4,342 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #70 in DVD > Art House & International > By Original Language > French
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Perhaps the most charming movie of all time, Amélie is certainly one of the top 10. The title character (the bashful and impish Audrey Tautou) is a single waitress who decides to help other lonely people fix their lives. Her widowed father yearns to travel but won't, so to inspire the old man she sends his garden gnome on a tour of the world; with whispered gossip, she brings together two cranky regulars at her café; she reverses the doorknobs and reprograms the speed dial of a grocer who's mean to his assistant. Gradually she realizes her own life needs fixing, and a chance meeting leads to her most elaborate stratagem of all. This is a deeply wonderful movie, an illuminating mix of magic and pragmatism. Fans of the director's previous films (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children) will not be disappointed; newcomers will be delighted. --Bret Fetzer
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Amélie Poulain a une idée fixe en tête : rendre les gens heureux. De ses voisins à ses collègues et clients du petit café de Montmartre où elle est serveuse, tout le monde voit un jour sa vie bouleversée par cette jeune fille malicieuse, jusqu'au moment où elle tombe amoureuse d'un employé de sex-shop, collectionneur de photomatons abandonnés. Mais dans l'univers d'Amélie, rien n'est simple. Une image toujours aussi éblouissante, à laquelle Jean-Pierre Jeunet nous avait pourtant habitués, qui sert un récit magique et revigorant, telle est la trame d'un film surprenant, au succès planétaire, un raz de marée qui n'en finit pas de déverser bonheur et amour avec, en toile de fond, un Paris rêvé, un Montmartre idéal habité d'acteurs judicieusement employés, d'Audrey Tautou à Mathieu Kassovitz en passant par l'émouvant Jamel Debbouze ou le fidèle Dominique Pinon. Un grand DVD pour un grand film, succès surprise de l'année 2001. --David Rault
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not for french speaking users,
This review is from: Amelie [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Don't get me wrong, this move is a masterpiece in it's every aspects. Also the video and sound quality is there.The problem is that the movie has English subtitles burn-in and I wish I would've known that before making this purchase. If you're looking for the clean french version of this movie, don't get the alliance release of it because you won't be able to remove the english subtitles. How hard would it have been to get the option to turn them on or off ?
4.0 out of 5 stars
fun, quirky, colorful, whimsical, stylish...,
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This review is from: Amelie [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
You will probably either enjoy this film or dislike it. Probably no in-between. It is neither realistic nor typical comedy. It's an adult fairy tale. It resembles "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" in a way.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jeunet's sense of humor is so refreshing,
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This review is from: Amelie [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Amelie (2001)Comedy, Fantasy, Romance 122 minutes, French Language Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring Audrey Tautou and Mathieu Kassovitz Several of my favorite directors produce movies which have a distinct feel, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet is one of them. He can take the darkest topics and infuse them with his own brand of humor. Amelie is not one of his darker films, but it feels like part of his familiar world. The star of Amelie is Audrey Tautou and she shines in the role. The movie isn't serious at all and is filled with amusing stories and delivered in a whimsical way. We are introduced to the characters by a narrator who tells us their likes and dislikes. I love the use of narration when it's done well. Amelie is a young woman who accidentally discovers a box of childhood treasures left hidden in her apartment by a previous tenant. She decides to track him down to return it and resolves to do similar good deeds if the outcome is favorable. She's not completely good though. One person in particular annoys her so she decides to play a few pranks to teach him a lesson. The movie has plenty of mystery and eventually turns into an unconventional romance. The color scheme places an emphasis on red and green and the world seems surreal. The setting is Paris, but this isn't the Paris that I know from my visits. Audrey Tautou is an incredible actress. She can convey a lot of emotion without saying a word. Her face is one of the most expressive that I have seen. If you have only seen her in The Da Vinci Code, Amelie is a great chance to see her act in her native language. I know people who would avoid seeing Amelie because it's in French and it's a romance. That would be a mistake. The movie is a pure delight and has a unique style. It won't appeal to everyone, but those who like it will really love it.
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