Editing Amélie

{{Short description|2001 film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Amélie
| image          = Amelie poster.jpg
| alt            = Against a bright green background is a young woman, wearing a red sweater. Her dark hair is cut into short bob and her lips are red and her skin pale. She smiles mischievously. The full title is included below in large yellow lettering. 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|fr|Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain}}
| director       = [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Jean-Marc Deschamps
* [[Claudie Ossard]]
}}
| screenplay     = Guillaume Laurant
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* Guillaume Laurant
* Jean-Pierre Jeunet
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Audrey Tautou]]
* [[Mathieu Kassovitz]]
* [[Rufus (actor)|Rufus]]
* [[Lorella Cravotta]]
* [[Serge Merlin]]
* [[Jamel Debbouze]]
* [[Claire Maurier]]
* [[Clotilde Mollet]]
* [[Isabelle Nanty]]
* [[Dominique Pinon]]
* [[Artus de Penguern]]
* [[Yolande Moreau]]
* [[Urbain Cancelier]]
* [[Maurice Bénichou]]
}}
| music          = [[Yann Tiersen]]
| cinematography = [[Bruno Delbonnel]]
| editing        = [[Hervé Schneid]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Claudie Ossard|Claudie Ossard Productions]]
* [[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC]]
* Victoires Productions
* Tapioca Films
* [[France 3 Cinéma]]
* {{interlanguage link|MMC Independent|de|Magic Media Company}}
* Sofica Sofinergie 5
* {{ill|Film- und Medienstiftung NRW|de|Film- und Medienstiftung NRW}}
* [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
}}
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* [[UGC Fox Distribution]] (France)
* Prokino Filmverleih (Germany)
}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2001|04|25|France|2001|08|16|Germany}}
| runtime        = 123 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 122:43--><ref>{{cite web|title=''Amelie from Montmartre'' (''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain'') (15)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/amelie-montmartre-le-fabuleux-destin-damelie-poulain-2001 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=17 July 2001|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927164648/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/amelie-montmartre-le-fabuleux-destin-damelie-poulain-2001|archive-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* France<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=Amélie (2001) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b840c118e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624181251/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b840c118e |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2016 |publisher=[[British Film Institute|BFI]] |access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref>
* Germany<ref>{{cite web |title=Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain |url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=17146 |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
}}
| language       = French
| budget         = $10&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo" />
| gross          = $174.4&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Fabuleux-destin-d-Amelie-Poulain-Le#tab=summary |title=Amélie (2001) |website= [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=25 September 2011}}</ref>
}}

'''''Amélie''''' ({{langx|fr|Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain}}, {{IPA|fr|lə fabylø dɛstɛ̃ d‿ameli pulɛ̃|pron}}, {{lit|The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain}}) is a 2001 French-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in [[Montmartre]]. It tells the story of Amélie Poulain, played by [[Audrey Tautou]], a shy and quirky waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] of supporting roles, including [[Mathieu Kassovitz]], [[Rufus (actor)|Rufus]], [[Lorella Cravotta]], [[Serge Merlin]], [[Jamel Debbouze]], [[Claire Maurier]], [[Clotilde Mollet]], [[Isabelle Nanty]], [[Dominique Pinon]], [[Artus de Penguern]], [[Yolande Moreau]], [[Urbain Cancelier]], and [[Maurice Bénichou]].

''Amélie'' was released theatrically in France on 25 April 2001 by [[UGC-Fox Distribution]] and in Germany on 16 August 2001 by Prokino Filmverleih. The film received positive reviews, with praise for Tautou's performance, the cinematography, visuals, production design, sound design, editing, musical score, writing and Jeunet's direction. ''Amélie'' won [[European Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] at the [[European Film Awards]], four [[César Awards]], including [[César Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and two [[55th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]], including [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]. It was nominated for five [[Academy Award]]s, including [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]. The film was an enormous commercial success, grossing $174.2&nbsp;million worldwide against a budget of $10&nbsp;million, and is one of the biggest international successes for a French film.

==Plot==
[[File:Paris - Café des 2 Moulins - 2004.jpg|thumb|Amélie works at the [[Café des 2 Moulins]] on [[Montmartre]].]]
[[File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Luncheon of the Boating Party (Detail of Ellen Andrée).jpg|thumb|123px|A girl in [[Renoir]]'s 1881 painting ''[[Luncheon of the Boating Party]]'' provides a key plot point]]
Amélie Poulain is born in 1974 and brought up by eccentric parents who – incorrectly believing that she has a heart defect – decide to [[Homeschooling|homeschool]] her. To cope with her loneliness, Amélie develops an active imagination and a mischievous personality. When Amélie is six, her mother, Amandine, is killed when a suicidal Canadian tourist jumps from the roof of [[Notre-Dame de Paris]] and lands on her. As a result, her father, Raphaël, withdraws more and more from society. Amélie leaves home at the age of 18 and becomes a waitress at the [[Café des 2 Moulins]] in [[Montmartre]], which is staffed and frequented by a collection of eccentrics. She is single and lets her imagination roam freely, finding contentment in simple pleasures like dipping her hand into grain sacks, cracking [[crème brûlée]] with a spoon, and [[skipping stones]] along the [[Canal Saint-Martin]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/aug/15/artsfeatures2 ''The Guardian'' review, 15 August 2001]</ref>

On 31 August 1997, startled by the news of the [[death of Diana, Princess of Wales]], Amélie drops a plastic perfume-stopper, which dislodges a wall tile and accidentally reveals an old metal box which contains childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who lived in her apartment decades earlier. Amélie resolves to track down the boy and return the box to him. She promises herself that if it makes him happy, she will devote her life to bringing happiness to others.

After asking the apartment's concierge and several old tenants about the boy's identity, Amélie meets her reclusive neighbour, Raymond Dufayel, an artist with [[Osteogenesis imperfecta|brittle bone disease]] who replicates [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]]'s 1881 painting ''[[Luncheon of the Boating Party]]'' every year. He recalls the boy's name as "Bretodeau". Amélie finds the man, Dominique Bretodeau, and surreptitiously gives him the box. Moved to tears by the discovery and the memories it holds, Bretodeau resolves to reconcile with his estranged daughter and the grandson he has never met. Amélie happily embarks on her new mission.

Amélie secretly executes complex schemes that positively affect the lives of those around her. She escorts a blind man to the Métro station while giving him a rich description of the street scenes he passes. She persuades her father to follow his dream of touring the world by stealing his [[garden gnome]] and having a flight attendant friend mail pictures of it [[Travelling gnome prank|posing with landmarks from all over the world]]. She starts a romance between her [[Hypochondriasis|hypochondriacal]] co-worker Georgette and Joseph, a patron of the café. She convinces Madeleine Wallace, the concierge of her block of flats, that the husband who abandoned her had sent her a final conciliatory love letter just before his accidental death years before. She plays [[practical joke]]s on Collignon, the nasty greengrocer. Mentally exhausted, Collignon no longer abuses his meek, good-natured assistant Lucien. A delighted Lucien subsequently takes charge at the grocery stand.

Dufayel, having observed Amélie, begins a conversation with her about his painting. Although he has copied the same Renoir painting 20 times, he has never quite captured the look of the girl drinking a glass of water. They discuss the meaning of this character, and over several conversations, Amélie begins projecting her loneliness onto the image. Dufayel recognizes this and uses the girl in the painting to push Amélie to examine her attraction to a quirky young man, Nino Quincampoix, who collects the discarded photographs of strangers from passport photo booths. When Amélie bumps into Nino a second time, she realizes she is falling in love with him. He accidentally drops a photo album in the street. Amélie retrieves it.

Amélie plays a [[Cat and mouse|cat-and-mouse game]] with Nino around Paris before returning his treasured album anonymously. After arranging a meeting at the 2 Moulins, Amélie panics and tries to deny her identity. Her co-worker, Gina, concerned for Amélie's well-being, screens Nino for her; Joseph's comment about this misleads Amélie to believe she has lost Nino to Gina. It takes Dufayel's insight to give her the courage to pursue Nino, resulting in a romantic night together and the beginning of a relationship. The film ends as Amélie experiences a moment of happiness she has found for herself.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|<!-- Order per end credits -->
* [[Audrey Tautou]] as Amélie Poulain 
** Flora Guiet as young Amélie
* [[Mathieu Kassovitz]] as Nino Quincampoix
** Amaury Babault as young Nino
* [[Rufus (actor)|Rufus]] as Raphaël Poulain, Amélie's father
* [[Lorella Cravotta]] as Amandine Poulain, Amélie's mother
* [[Serge Merlin]] as Raymond Dufayel, "The Glass Man"
* [[Jamel Debbouze]] as Lucien, the grocer's assistant
* [[Clotilde Mollet]] as Gina, a fellow waitress
* [[Claire Maurier]] as Suzanne, the owner of the Café des 2 Moulins
* [[Isabelle Nanty]] as Georgette, the resident hypochondriac
* [[Dominique Pinon]] as Joseph
* [[Artus de Penguern]] as Hipolito, the writer
* [[Yolande Moreau]] as Madeleine Wallace (Wells, in the original English subtitles)
* [[Urbain Cancelier]] as Collignon, the grocer
* [[Maurice Bénichou]] as Dominique Bretodeau
** Kevin Fernandes as young Dominique
* [[Michel Robin]] as Mr. Collignon
* [[Andrée Damant]] as Mrs. Collignon
* [[Claude Perron]] as Eva, Nino's colleague
* [[Armelle]] as Philomène, an air hostess
* [[Ticky Holgado]] as the man in a photo
* [[André Dussollier]] as the narrator
* [[Fabienne Chaudat]] as the woman in a coma
* [[Manoush]] as the nymphomaniac (uncredited)
}}

==Production==
[[File:Au Marché de la Butte, Paris 12 April 2022.jpg|thumb|Au Marché de la Butte, Rue des Trois Frères, Paris, used as the location of Maison Collignon]]

In his [[Audio commentary|DVD commentary]], Jeunet explains that he originally wrote the role of Amélie for the English actress [[Emily Watson]]. In that first draft, Amélie's father was an Englishman living in London. However, Watson's French was not strong, and when she became unavailable to shoot the film, owing to a conflict with the filming of ''[[Gosford Park]]'' (2001), Jeunet rewrote the screenplay for a French actress. [[Audrey Tautou]] was the first actress he auditioned having seen her on the poster for the 1999 film ''[[Venus Beauty Institute]]''.

Filming took place mainly in Paris. The [[Café des 2 Moulins]] (15 Rue Lepic, Montmartre, Paris) where Amélie works is a real place.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amélie: filming locations |work=Movieloci.com |date=23 July 2012 |url=http://www.movieloci.com/281-Amelie-from-Montmartre?snapshot=2794}}</ref> Principal photography took place from 2 March 2000 to 7 July 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/455008/amelie#notes | title=Amelie }}</ref>

The filmmakers made use of [[computer-generated imagery]] (including [[computer animation]])<ref>{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=William|date=8 November 2001|title=Inspired 'Amélie' blends solid comedy with cutting-edge special effects|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/movies/article/Inspired-Amelie-blends-solid-comedy-with-1071154.php|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/18111/looking-back-at-jean-pierre-jeunets-amelie|title=Looking back at Jean Pierre-Jeunet's Amelie|last=Bond|first=Zoe|date=29 September 2011|website=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608234349/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/18111/looking-back-at-jean-pierre-jeunets-amelie|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a [[digital intermediate]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/ac2005_article/VR1117915901?nav=lenser&categoryid=1804|title=Color schemes: Lensers view new post-prod'n process as an integral tool in their paint box|work=Variety|date=6 January 2005|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106232403/http://www.variety.com/ac2005_article/VR1117915901?nav=lenser&categoryid=1804|archive-date=6 January 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The studio scenes were filmed in the MMC Studios Coloneum in [[Cologne]] (Germany). The film shares many of the themes in its plot with the second half of the 1994 film ''[[Chungking Express]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amelie Movie Review by Anthony Leong from |url=http://www.mediacircus.net/amelie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416001100/http://www.mediacircus.net/amelie.html |archive-date=2002-04-16 |access-date=25 January 2014 |website=MediaCircus.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dickerson |first=Jeff |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/audrey-tautou-and-french-film-amelie-are-pure-movie-magic |title=Audrey Tautou and French film 'Amelie' are pure movie magic |newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]] |date=10 April 2002 |access-date=9 March 2018 }}</ref>

==Release==
[[File:Souvenirs de Dominique Bretodeau - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (1).jpg|thumb|Props of the childhood souvenirs of Dominique Bretodeau that Amélie finds in the metal box in her apartment wall, and a photograph of Amélie holding the box.]]
The film was released in France, Belgium, and [[Romandy|French-speaking western Switzerland]] in April 2001, with subsequent screenings at various film festivals followed by releases around the world. It received [[limited release]]s in North America, the United Kingdom, and [[Australasia]] later in 2001.

[[Cannes Film Festival]] selector Gilles Jacob described ''Amélie'' as "uninteresting", and therefore it was not screened at the festival, although the version he viewed was an early cut without music. The absence of ''Amélie'' at the festival caused something of a controversy because of the warm welcome by the French media and audience in contrast with the reaction of the selector.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tobias |first=Scott |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/22708 |title=Jean-Pierre Jeunet |newspaper=The A.V. Club |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> David Martin-Jones, in an article in ''[[Senses of Cinema]]'', stated that the film "[wears] its national [French] identity on its sleeve" and that this attracted both audiences of mainstream films and those of [[arthouse]] ones.<ref name="Martin-Jones">{{cite web |title=Review: 'Colombiana: Europa Corp and the Ambiguous Geopolitics of the Action Movie'|work=[[Senses of Cinema]]|url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2012/feature-articles/colombiana-europa-corp-and-the-ambiguous-geopolitics-of-the-action-movie/|first=David |last=Martin-Jones |date= 1 March 2011}}</ref>

===Subsequent re-releases===
In 2021, Newen Connect's [[TF1 Group|TF1 Studio]] signed a deal with [[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC]] for international distribution and sales rights to its films, including ''Amélie''. The film was then re-released in multiple countries for its 20th anniversary, including on 11 May 2021 in Italy, by BIM Distribuzione.<ref name="mojo"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Newen Connect-TF1 Studio, UGC Images Sign International Distribution Deal|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=26 February 2021|access-date=26 December 2023|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/tf1-studio-ugc-images-international-distribution-deal-1234916208/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 20th anniversary of the fantastic international career of Amelie|publisher=[[Unifrance]]|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|date=27 April 2021|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://en.unifrance.org/news/16043/the-20th-anniversary-of-the-fantastic-international-career-of-amelie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amélie (2001)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1430488577/}}</ref>

In February 2022, while discussing the legacy of ''Amélie'' in an interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', Jeunet stated that U.S. distribution rights to the film, previously held by [[Miramax|Miramax Zoë]], had been acquired by [[Sony Pictures Classics]], with the company planning a re-release in the future.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whether He's Talking 'Amélie' or 'Bigbug,' Jean-Pierre Jeunet Doesn't Hold Back|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|date=11 February 2022|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/movies/jean-pierre-jeunet-bigbug-amelie.html|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214232847/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/movies/jean-pierre-jeunet-bigbug-amelie.html|archive-date=14 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> While the distributor did confirm this news, no further developments were reported until late December 2023, when Sony announced their acquisition of distribution rights to the film for North America excluding French Canada and scheduled the film for a theatrical re-release in 250 theatres in the United States on 14 February 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sony Pictures Classics acquires rights to 'Amélie' and sets nationwide theatrical reissue for February 14, 2024|publisher=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]|date=20 December 2023|access-date=25 December 2023|url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-pictures-entertainment/2023/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-rights-to-amlie-and-sets-nationwide-theatrical-reissue-for-february-14-2024.html}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
[[File:Audrey Tautou Cannes 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The performance of [[Audrey Tautou]] (pictured in 2012) as the [[title character]] was acclaimed and earned her [[César Award for Best Actress|César]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] nominations for Best Actress.]]
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 90% approval rating based on 234 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The feel-good ''Amélie'' is a lively, fanciful charmer, showcasing Audrey Tautou as its delightful heroine."<ref name="rottentomatoes.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amelie |title=Amélie |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/amelie |title=Amélie |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

Alan Morrison from ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine gave ''Amélie'' five stars and called it "one of the year's best, with crossover potential along the lines of ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1990) and ''[[Il Postino: The Postman|Il Postino]]'' (1994). Given its quirky heart, it might well surpass them all".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=7284 |title=Empire's Amelie Movie Review |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=25 January 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101409/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=7284}}</ref> Paul Tatara of ''[[CNN]]'' praised ''Amélie''{{'}}s playful nature. In his review, he wrote, "Its whimsical, free-ranging nature is often enchanting; the first hour, in particular, is brimming with amiable, sardonic laughs."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/07/review.amelie/index.html | publisher=[[CNN]] | title=Review: 'Amelie' is imaginative | date=7 November 2001 | access-date=27 December 2010 | archive-date=18 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518043132/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/07/review.amelie/index.html}}</ref>

The film was attacked by critic Serge Kaganski of ''[[Les Inrockuptibles]]'' for an unrealistic and picturesque vision of a bygone French society with few [[Minority group|ethnic minorities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmlinc.com/film-comment/article/the-amelie-effect |title=The Amélie Effect |website=Filmlinc.com |access-date=21 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323105658/http://www.filmlinc.com/film-comment/article/the-amelie-effect |archive-date=23 March 2012}}</ref> Jeunet dismissed the criticism by pointing out that the photo collection contains pictures of people from numerous ethnic backgrounds, and that [[Jamel Debbouze]], who plays Lucien, is of Moroccan descent.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

===Box office===
The film opened on 432 screens in France and grossed 43.2 million French Franc ($6.2 million) in its opening week, placing it at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=15|date=7 May 2001|title=International box office|quote=$6,166,914; $1=7FF}}</ref> It stayed in the top 10 for 22 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=14|date=8 October 2001|title='Pie' flies as sequels socre o'seas|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref> It was the highest-grossing film in France for the year with a gross of $41 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=7|date=24 December 2001|title=Homegrown pix gain in Europe|last=James|first=Alison}}</ref>  The film also grossed $33 million in the United States and Canada theatrically,<ref name="mojo" /> making it the highest-grossing [[French language|French-language]] film of all time in North America.<ref name="Genre Keyword, Foreign Language">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genre/sg4208980225/?ref_=bo_gs_table_195|title=Genre Keyword, Foreign Language|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="D'Alessandro 16">{{cite magazine |last=D'Alessandro  |first=Anthony |title=ALL-TIME FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=|date=February 21, 2000 |page=16}}</ref>

===Accolades===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient
! scope="col"| Result
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[Academy Awards]]<ref name="Oscars2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/74th-winners.html |title=The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners |access-date=19 November 2011|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref>
| [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| [[France]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| Guillaume Laurant and [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]
| [[Aline Bonetto]] and [[Marie-Laure Valla]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Bruno Delbonnel]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Vincent Arnardi]], [[Guillaume Leriche]], [[Jean Umansky]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="9"| [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Amélie''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| Jean-Pierre Jeunet 
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| [[Audrey Tautou]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Bruno Delbonnel
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
| Aline Bonetto
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| [[Hervé Schneid]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|Best Film Music]]
| [[Yann Tiersen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Best Film Not in the English Language]]
| rowspan="2" | ''Amélie''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="12"| [[César Award]]s
| [[César Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Jean-Pierre Jeunet 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Audrey Tautou
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2| [[César Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Jamel Debbouze]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Rufus (actor)|Rufus]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[César Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Isabelle Nanty]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[César Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]]
| Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[César Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Bruno Delbonnel
| {{nom}}
|-
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| Aline Bonetto
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| Madeline Fontaine
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| [[César Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Hervé Schneid 
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| [[César Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| Yann Tiersen
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|rowspan=2| Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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| [[European Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Audrey Tautou
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| [[European Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematography]]
| Bruno Delbonnel
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| Best French Film
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| [[Golden Eagle Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Russia)|Best Foreign Language Film]]
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| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
|rowspan=2| Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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| [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]]
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| [[Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award]]
| ''Amélie''
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''Amélie'' was selected by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as one of "The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made | date=29 April 2003 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> The film placed No. 2 in ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Willow |title=The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-world-cinema-films/ |website=Empire (film magazine) |access-date=26 July 2019 |date=11 June 2010}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine ranked it second on its list of the 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009).<ref>{{cite web|title=The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009)|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/50-best-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]]|access-date=14 December 2011|date=3 November 2009|archive-date=12 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212193238/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/50-best-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2016, ''[[BBC]] Magazine'' conducted a poll on the 21st century's 100 greatest films so far, with ''Amélie'' ranking at number 87.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Culture – The 21st Century's 100 greatest films |work=BBC Magazine |url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |date=23 August 2016 |access-date=28 August 2016 }}</ref>

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named the film poster one of the best on its list of the top 25 film posters in the past 25 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207597,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830024153/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207597,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 August 2008 |title=Movies: 25 New Classic Posters |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]  |date=27 June 2008 |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> It also named Amélie setting up a [[fool's errand|wild goose chase]] for her beloved Nino all through Paris as No. 9 on its list of top 25 Romantic Gestures.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/25-most-romantic-gestures-film-0/?slide=341112#341112 |title=New Classics: Romantic Gestures |magazine=Entertainment Weekly  |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref> In 2010, an online public poll by the ''[[American Cinematographer]]'' – the house journal of the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] – named ''Amélie'' the best shot film of the decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieline.com/2010/06/was-amelie-really-the-best-shot-film-of-the-last-decade.php |title=Was Amélie Really the Best-Shot Film of the Last Decade? |website=movieline.com |date=29 June 2010 |access-date=5 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701041512/http://www.movieline.com/2010/06/was-amelie-really-the-best-shot-film-of-the-last-decade.php |archive-date=1 July 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

''Amélie'' is rated 37 among the 50 Greatest Romantic Comedies of All Time by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/50-greatest-romantic-comedies-of-all-time-790068/amelie-2001-792272/ |title=50 Greatest Romantic Comedies of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone  |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=17 February 2020}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Amélie (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack to ''Amélie'' was composed by [[Yann Tiersen]].<ref>{{cite web | title=JEUNET, JEAN-PIERRE: FABULOUS DESTINY OF AMÉLIE | url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=5593&s=Interviews | publisher=Urban Cinefile | date=13 December 2001 | access-date=5 June 2009 | archive-date=15 April 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124742/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=5593&s=Interviews | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Musical adaptation==
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On 23 August 2013, composer Dan Messe, one of the founders and members of the band [[Hem (band)|Hem]], confirmed speculation that he would be writing the score for a musical adaptation of ''Amélie'', collaborating with [[Craig Lucas]] and [[Nathan Tysen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23808207 |title=Amelie musical to be made for Broadway |publisher=BBC |date=23 August 2013 |access-date=25 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amelie-becoming-a-broadway-musical/ |title="Amelie" becoming a Broadway musical |work=CBS News |date=23 August 2013 |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904045827/https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57599847/amelie-becoming-a-broadway-musical/ |archive-date=4 September 2013}}</ref> Messe also confirmed he would be composing all original music for the show and not using the [[Yann Tiersen]] score.<ref name="broadway">{{cite news| url= http://broadwaytour.net/amelie-set-to-be-adapted-for-broadway | work=Broadway Tour | title='Amelie' Set to be Adapted for Broadway | date=26 August 2013}}</ref> The [[Amélie (musical)|musical adaptation]] premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Hurwitt|date=14 September 2015|title=Fanciful Film Floats Dreamily Onto the Stage with "Amélie"|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/Am-lie-is-a-dream-of-a-musical-at-Berkeley-6500931.php|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> It opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in March 2017 and closed in May 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hamilton-39-s-phillipa-soo-will-star-in-amelie-musical-on-broadway |title= Hamilton's Phillipa Soo Will Star in Amélie Musical on Broadway |magazine=Playbill |date=17 June 2016 |first=Robert | last=Viagas|access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref> The production started its pre-Broadway engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 2016, with [[Phillipa Soo]] in the title role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/ahmanson-theatre/2016-17/amelie-a-new-musical/|title=Amélie, A New Musical|website=Center Theatre Group|access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> A London production opened in 2020, with Australian, German, Dutch, and Finnish productions set to open or resume pending the cessation of restrictions due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

Jeunet has distanced himself from the musical due to his distaste for the art form, saying he only sold the rights to raise funds for children's charity "{{ill|Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque|fr|Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque}}".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amelie-director-jean-pierre-jeunet-616611 |title='Amelie' Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet 'Disgusted' by Musical |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=28 August 2013 |access-date=25 January 2014 |first=Rhonda |last=Richford}}</ref>

==Home media==
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The film has no overall worldwide distributor, but [[Blu-ray Disc]]s have been released in Canada and Australia. The first release occurred in Canada in September 2008 by TVA Films. This version did not contain any English subtitles and received criticisms regarding picture quality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Amelie-Blu-ray/1273/ |title=Amelie Blu-ray (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) (2001) |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref> In November 2009, an Australian release occurred. This time the version contained English subtitles and features no region coding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Amelie-Blu-ray/7813/ |title=Amelie Blu-ray (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) (2001) |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=28 April 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414070910/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Amelie-Blu-ray/7813/| archive-date= 14 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Momentum Pictures released a Blu-ray in the UK on 17 October 2011. [[Lionsgate]] released a US Blu-ray edition in 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Amelie-Blu-ray/7750/|title=Amélie Blu-ray (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref> and [[Sony Pictures]] issued a US Blu-ray in a [[steelbook]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Amelie-Blu-ray/351532/|title=Amélie Blu-ray (SteelBook)|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref> The film is also available in HD on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] and other digital download services.

In the United Kingdom, it was 2013's tenth best-selling foreign-language film on physical [[home video]] formats, and the year's third best-selling French film (below ''[[The Intouchables]]'' and ''[[Rust and Bone]]'').<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808082846/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-statistical-yearbook-2014.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-08 |title=Statistical Yearbook 2014 |date=2014 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] (BFI) |pages=127 |access-date=25 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legacy==
For the 2007 television show ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', a "quirky fairy tale", [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) sought an ''Amélie'' feel, with the same chords of "whimsy and spirit and magic". ''Pushing Daisies'' creator [[Bryan Fuller]] said ''Amélie'' is his favorite film. "All the things I love are represented in that movie", he said. "It's a movie that will make me cry based on kindness as opposed to sadness". ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} review of ''Pushing Daisies'' reported "the ''Amélie'' influence on ''Pushing Daisies'' is everywhere".<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill|last=Carter|title=A Touching Romance, if They Just Don't Touch|work=The New York Times |date=5 July 2007|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/05/arts/television/05dais.html}}</ref>

A species of frog was named ''[[Cochranella]] amelie''. The scientist who named it said: "This new species of [[glass frog]] is for Amélie, protagonist of the extraordinary movie ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; a film where little details play an important role in the achievement of ''[[joie de vivre]]''; like the important role that glass frogs and all amphibians and reptiles play in the health of our planet".<ref name="zoo">{{cite journal |last1=Cisneros-Heredia |first1=Diego F. |last2=Meza-Ramos |first2=Paúl |title=An enigmatic new species of Glassfrog (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Amazonian Andean slopes of Ecuador |journal=Zootaxa |date=2007 |volume=1485 |issue=1 |pages=33–41 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1485.1.3|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01572p082.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007012401/http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01572p082.pdf |archive-date=2007-10-07 |url-status=live}}</ref> The species was described in the scientific journal ''[[Zootaxa]]'' in an article entitled "An enigmatic new species of Glassfrog (Amphibia: Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Amazonian Andean slopes of Ecuador".<ref name="zoo" />The film is also the inspiration behind a painting game called Été where players can paint Montreal into life.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Acovino |first=Vincent |date=2024-07-18 |title=Été, the Amélie-inspired game where you paint Montreal into life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/jul/18/ete-a-game-about-painting-montreal |access-date=2024-07-18 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Cinema of France]]
* [[List of French language films]]
* [[List of films set in Paris]]
* [[List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]

==References==
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