Amélie

The Top 63 Marathon, part 20



Data
Title: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Year: 2001
Length: 122 minutes
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Guillaume Laurant & Jean-Pierre Jeunet; dialog by Laurant
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz
Music: Yann Tiersen (and non-original music)
Distinctions: Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Best Sound; currently #45 on the IMDb's Top 250



My reaction
Synopsis: a shy woman helps people anonymously, and falls in love
How I saw it: on video many times (have on DVD), most recently yesterday
Concept: Great.
Story: Great.
Characters: Great.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Great.
Special effects/design: Good.  I have to reluctantly take off here, although the design is great.
Acting: Great.
Music: Great.
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites). I think it might be impossible to not be in a good mood after watching this movie.
Objective Rating: 3.9/4 4.0/4 (Great).