2001 · romance · comedy
Amélie
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet2h 2m2001
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Our read: Amélie (2001) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive romance · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle romance / comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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