DVD 122 mins IMDB 8.6
R (Restricted)
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulin
Buena Vista (2001)
In Collection
#87

My Rating:
6

Seen It:
Yes
Drama, Romance
France  /  French

Audrey Tautou Amélie Poulain
Mathieu Kassovitz Nino Quincampoix
Lorella Cravotta Amandine Poulain
Serge Merlin Raymond Dufayel
Jamel Debbouze Lucien
Clotilde Mollet Gina
Claire Maurier Suzanne
Isabelle Nanty Georgette
Dominique Pinon Joseph
Yolande Moreau Madeleine Wells
Rufus Raphaël Poulain
Maurice Benichou
Urbain Cancelier Collignon
Maurice Bénichou Bretodeau
Michel Robin Mr. Collignon
Andrée Damant Mrs. Collignon
Claude Perron Eva
Artus de Penguern Hipolito

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producer Arne Meerkamp van Embden; Claudie Ossard; Helmut Breuer; Jean-Marc Deschamps
Writer Guillaume Laurant; Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cinematography Bruno Delbonnel
Musician Yann Tiersen
User Credit 1 Hervé Schneid
User Credit 2 Madeline Fontaine; Emma Lebail

Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.

Edition Details
Distributor Miramax Home Entertainment
Barcode 786936180893
Region Region 1
Chapters 17
Release Date 7/16/2002
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Personal Details
Purchase Price $19.99
User Text 1 Sexual content.
User Text 2 She'll change your life.
Links Amazon US
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Features
Disc 1: "The Making of..." Documentary Cast Interviews Cinematographies Director's Commentary Interactive Menus Photo Gallery Production Notes Scene Selection Storyboard Gallery Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Color Closed-captioned Widescreen

Notes
Also Known As:
Amélie (France) (working title) (International: English title) (USA)
Amelie (Australia) (UK)
Amélie des Abbesses (France) (working title)
Amelie from Montmartre (International: English title)
Amelie of Montmartre (International: English title) (festival title)
Fabelhafte Welt der Amelie, Die (Germany)
The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain (USA) (literal English title)

Trivia: The song played during Samantha's peepshow scene at the porn shop isn't included in the film's soundtrack. If you're looking for it, it's "The Child" by Alex Gopher. (more)

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Some passers-by in the park stare at the camera and crew. One little girl even waves at the camera. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: On September 3rd 1973, at 6:28pm and 32 seconds, a bluebottle fly capable of 14,670 wing beats a minute landed on Rue St Vincent, Montmartre. At the same moment, on a restaurant terrace nearby, the wind magically made two glasses dance unseen on a tablecloth...
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Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 38 nominations (more)