![]() It got five Oscar nominations, including Best Foreign Film, losing to No Man’s Land from Bosnia Herzegovina. It broke the bonds of the art house ghetto, one author recounting that when he saw it at a British cinema, there was a notice in the lobby, “you should be aware that this is a foreign film, with subtitles” demonstrating how rare it was for a popular film to be in a language other than English. This is still the highest grossing French language film ever at the American box office (). If there is a contemporary film that embodies all that we dream about in the dream city of Paris, it is the Paris of The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, to give it its complete title. “Movies have been in need of an enchantress…In the role of Amélie… Tautou is utterly captivating. Devoted to her Monmartre neighborhood and delighting in simple pleasures, Tatou’s indelible gamine embodies all the mischievous promise of the City of Lights. Impish Amélie is shy, but blossoms when she discovers a knack for doing good deeds. Audrey Tatou, Mathieu Kassovitz (122 min) Rated R. Amélie (2001) Written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. ![]()
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