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Feb 19, 2024 · But as you’ll see from our conversation, Jeunet doesn’t share a lot in common with his optimistic heroine. And that’s the point: The filmmaker, who had previously made “Delicatessen” and “The City of Lost Children” (both with co-director Marc Caro ), wanted to do something hopeful, even though he’s a glass-half-empty guy himself.
Feb 14, 2024 · With its reputation as one of the most enthralling romances of all time well-established by now, it’s easy to forget how sadly the story of “Amélie” begins, with its young heroine given the dire – and erroneous – diagnosis of a heart defect that prevents her parents from letting her outside much, depriving her of all social interaction and after...
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Winsomely played by Audrey Tautou, Amelie tells the fanciful story of a young loner who discovers she has a gift for positively influencing the lives of others, yet the heart of the one she loves remains elusive. Apart from the frisson of the ghostly oohs Nino whispers into Amelie’s ear, this is a feel-good fable.
Feb 14, 2024 · French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s ode to the magic of Paris became the top-grossing film of the director’s career as well as his biggest critical hit, earning awards from groups around...
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Feb 11, 2022 · Jeunet considers it a cynical entry in an oeuvre that includes “Delicatessen” (1991), about a murderous landlord and his tenants in a postapocalyptic reality, and “The City of Lost Children”...
Jul 30, 2015 · 1. THE TITLE CHARACTER WAS NAMED AFTER EMILY WATSON. Director and co-writer Jean-Pierre Jeunet wrote the part, in French, for English actress Emily Watson, and named the main character Emily.
Nov 28, 2004 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet worked for years to make the film version he wanted of the novel 'A Very Long Engagement,' a story with his favorite sort of heroine.
