Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Film: Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Year: 2001
Quick Glance:
Young woman in Paris lives life with whimsy
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Amelie is one of those films that is effortlessly lighthearted, magical and beautiful. This is one of the few films that I do own because the film doesn't grow old or stale. It is truly like a ray of sunshine. The film is a story of a young girl who grows up in France and slowly finds her match. Amelie is a shy girl who lives alone in Paris and works at a cafe. She discovers a hidden stash of toys in her bathroom and wants to return them to their original owner, who is now grown up. After completing this task, Amelie begins her adventures of "good-doing" which includes returning a photo album to its owner.

The film making is also very colorful. A lot of reds are used to make the film very bright and colorful. The colors are bright and exuberant to give the film a warm feeling. The filming style also has a lot of whimsy to go a long with the story, which makes everything feel so light hearted.


The film dwells on small things, small victories, small good deeds to change people's lives. The details make the character of film: the likes and dislikes of the characters, the small histories of people, the little quirks that people have. This is by far one of my favorite comedy films, i have seen it several times and each time I enjoy it as much as I did before. If you haven't seen it, you are missing out.