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Amélie
Audrey Tatou plays the shy waitress whose altriusm leads to love, in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's BAFTA-winning hit romance.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Overview
While working as a waitress in Paris, Amélie Poulain frequently falls into fantastical daydreams of love and beauty. Deciding to dedicate herself to helping others find moments of wonder, she soon discovers that she’s unexpectedly started out on her own quest for love. Jeunet’s charming and quirky film is a love letter to Paris as well as a wonderfully funny and heart-warming modern classic.
A box office sensation upon its release, the film remains one of French cinema's highest grossing releases of all time, and also picked up two BAFTA Film Awards amid a host of other international garlands.
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