2001 · 122 min · R

Amélie

Name: Amélie
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2001
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Comedy, Romance

Amélie (2001) is a Comedy film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet set in Paris during the 1990s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing, isolation, and memory & nostalgia run throughout.

Composer

Yann Tiersen

Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel

Cast

Audrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusSerge MerlinJamel DebbouzeClotilde MolletClaire MaurierIsabelle Nanty

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Paris

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Isolation Memory & Nostalgia

Tone

WhimsicalNostalgicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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