Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Jean-Pierre Jeunet / FR, 2001 / 121 min.
Lady Diana’s death shocks Amélie Poulain out of her dreamy existence – from now on, she’ll dedicate herself to making the lives of her fellow Parisians as pleasant as possible… Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s technically highly accomplished, endearing urban fairytale went on to become the greatest success story in the history of French film.
A milestone, 25 years ago: French ‘comedy fairytale’ Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain sold millions of cinema tickets in France, was embraced around the world and showered with awards and nominations. Even after the jury of the Cannes Film Festival refused to select the film.
Jeunet’s mildly bizarre yet accessible story of the life of Amélie (Tatou), a lonely, big-eyed barmaid, certainly struck a chord. Was it because people saw themselves in the characters: Parisians with somewhat lonely lives, so recognisable as a representation of life in a metropolis on the eve of the twenty-first century?
Screening on 35mm from the Eye collection.
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Details
Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Production year
2001
Country
FR
Original title
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Length
121 min.
Language
French, Russian, English
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
35mm, DCP
Part of
2001
In its film programme 2001 – A Time Capsule, Eye Filmmuseum is marking the 25th anniversary of the year 2001 with a generous helping of nostalgia, screening 25 films that were released in 2001.
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