Director – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
After I watched it, it did take me a long time to get over this film. Played by one of the most amazing and revered actresses of French cinema, Audrey Tautou, Amelie is a simple, innocent girl who has lived her entire life in a shell after her parents shunned her from the world outside for they erroneously believed that she had a heart defect. Living in her world of imaginations and fantasies to cope up with the loneliness forced on her, Amelie finally starts working as a waitress in a restaurant, in the process experiencing the many pros and cons of the world, from rude people to estranged love affairs. The tone of the film is set high contrast, making you wonder if its a fairy tale. The story that revolves around Amelie’s pure heartedness and goodwill that makes her find true love in the process, leaves with a broad smile at the end.
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