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Summary:

Amelie is looking for love, and perhaps the meaning of life in general. She grows up in an original, if slightly dysfunctional family. She learns that she must reach out to others to achieve happiness.

Contributors:

Ossard, Claudie , producer

Laurant, Guillaume , screenwriter

Jeunet, Jean-Pierre, 1953- , screenwriter, director

Delbonnel, Bruno , cinematographer

Deschamps, Jean-Marc , producer

Tautou, Audrey, 1976- , actor

Kassovitz, Mathieu, 1967- , actor

Rufus, 1942- , actor

Merlin, Serge , actor

Debbouze, Jamel, 1975- , actor

Maurier, Claire , actor

Mollet, Clotilde , actor

Cravotta, Lorella , actor

Nanty, Isabelle, 1962- , actor

Tiersen, Yann , composer

Mougenot, Alain

Miramax Films

U.G.C. (Firm)

Victoires Productions

Tapioca Films (Firm)

France 3 cinéma (Firm)

MMC Independent GmbH

Sofica Sofinergie 5 (Firm)

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH

Studio Canal+

Languages:

French
English
Spanish

Language Notes:

French dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Main Work:

Amélie (Motion picture)

Alternate Titles:

Parallel title from English subtitles: Amélie from Montmartre

Subjects:

Young women — France — Drama

Waitresses — France — Paris — Drama

Women — Drama

Paris (France) — Drama

Young women

Waitresses

Women

France

France — Paris

Genres:

Motion pictures

Romantic comedy films

Romance films

Comedy films

Fantasy films

Fiction films

Feature films

French language films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

Performers:

Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Bruno Delbonnel ; editor, Hervé Schneid ; music, Yann Tiersen ; costume, Madeline Fontaine ; sets, Aline Bonetto.

General Notes:

Originally released in 2001 as a motion picture.
Special features: Disc 1. English and French feature commentary with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, sneak peeks of other movies. Disc 2. The look of Amélie, Fantasies of Audrey Tautou, Q&A with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Q&A with director and cast, screen tests, storyboard comparison, an intimate chat with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ; "Home movies" (inside the making of Amélie), trailer and TV spots, cast and crew filmographies, the Amelie scrapbook.
Winner, César Awards, Best Director, Best Film, Best Music written for a film and Best Production Design; Winner, European Film Awards, Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematographer.

Audience:

MPAA Rating: R; for sexual content.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; Dolby

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

AME 2001 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 031398135203
Publisher Number, Miramax: 30135

OCLC Numbers:

900423114