AMÉLIE
synopsis
Amélie is no ordinary girl. Life deals her curious blows: her goldfish slip into the city fountain, her mother dies on the square in front of Notre-Dame cathedral, and her father transfers all his affection to a garden gnome. Amélie grows up and becomes a barmaid in a Montmartre bar run by a former circus performer. Amélie’s life is simple, she likes feasting on crèmes brûlées, skimming stones across the Seine, observing people and letting her imagination roam free. Then, when 22, she suddenly finds her purpose in life: to fix up other people’s troubles.
| international title: | Amélie |
| original title: | Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain |
| country: | France, Germany |
| sales agent: | UGC International |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| film run: | 120' |
| release date: | FR 25/04/2001, BE 25/04/2001, DE 16/08/2001, CZ 20/09/2001, AT 21/09/2001, UK 05/10/2001, SE 12/10/2001, GR 19/10/2001, PL 19/10/2001, ES 19/10/2001, FI 26/10/2001, NL 06/12/2001, PT 07/12/2001, DK 11/01/2002, IT 25/01/2002, HU 21/02/2002 |
| screenplay: | Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant |
| cast: | Mathieu Kassovitz, Audrey Tautou, Jamel Debbouze, Rufus, Dominique Pinon |
| cinematography by: | Bruno Delbonnel |
| film editing: | Hervé Schneid |
| art director: | Aline Bonetto |
| costumes designer: | Madeline Fontaine, Emma Lebail |
| music: | Yann Tiersen |
| producer: | Jean-Marc Deschamps, Claudie Ossard |
| production: | Victoire Productions, UGC, France 3 Cinéma, MMC Independent GmbH (DE), Tapioca Films (FR) |
| distributor: | UGC Distribution, BIM Distribuzione, Filmladen, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment Nederland, Prokino Filmverleih Gmbh, Triangelfilm, Vértigo Films, Oy Cinema Mondo Ltd |
