She is in fact a spy recruited by the KGB. Jean-Pierre Jeunet has revealed the true story of Amélie in a short 6-minute film he has released titled “La véritable histoire d’Amélie Poulain” ("Amélie: The Real Story"), in which he drops one sizeable bombshell: Amélie is not the kind-hearted waitress we thought we once knew. Writer-director Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives the story a feeling somewhere between fairy tale and documentary. Audrey Tatou is just right as Amlie, a perfect gamine in a Lulu haircut. However, even cynics and those immune to the dreamy fantasia couldn’t have seen this plot twist coming. Parents say ( 13 ): Kids say ( 23 ): This film is filled with airy whimsical charm the way that a chocolate souffl is filled with air. And composer Yann Tiersens Film Review: The Lucky One soundtrack is pitch-perfect, a mix of old Piaf-type songs, violins, accordion, melodica-a fantasy This Day in Music Advance for the week of composite of Parisian street music. It may have been the highest grossing film in France in 2001, but some have reappraised Amélie in the last two decades as a style-over-substance affair, while others feel that it peddles a twee and parodical perception of what a “French film” looks like and that its lasting legacy is the Disneyfication of Montmartre. AMÉLIE 4/23/12 9:47 AM the film is shot in a haunting amber twilight straight out of Magritte. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. It can’t be denied that the years have not been too kind to this Parisian whimsy. At a tiny Parisian caf, the adorable yet painfully shy Amlie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s celebrated film Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain ( Amélie) received widespread critical acclaim and became one of the biggest international successes for a French film. Nearly 22 years ago, the charming Amélie Poulain entered our lives. With Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta.
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