Amelie

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Year:	2001
Country of origin:	France
Director:	Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Genre:	Surreal Comedy
Starring:	Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus
Rating:	5/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/
Tagline:	One person can change your life forever.
Favourite line:	N/A - Subtitled

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's beautiful, charming flight of fancy movie that, at first glance is fluffy and lightweight, and nothing to really sink your teeth into but, curiously, after the movie has finished, you will find your mind turning it over and over, dissecting sequences, questioning the intricacies and smiling at the sheer 'joie de vivre' of the whole thing.

Amelie is a single woman, innocent and seemingly vuilnerable, but she has her own curious sense of morality and embarks on a crusade to put other peoples lives to rights. From a bullied employee to a pair of lovesick friends, she sets the balance of their lives straight, and, at the same time, comes to understand herself more completely.

There is so much attention to detail, so many great ideas, and such a riot of imagination, that it is impossible to watch this movie without feeling a warm glow all over.
Simply brilliant.