With its use of special effects to express the main character's internal emotions, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amelie could have been mistaken for a French version of Ally McBeal; however, unlike Ally--"woe is me for I cannot find a man"--McBeal, Amelie is not distressed by the lack of men in her life, in fact the whole idea of sex seems to amuse her no end. Basic pleasures such as cracking the top of a Crème Brule offer her all the sensual satisfaction she needs and her existence in the "Paris of Dreams" is the stuff of fairy tales. Indeed, this cinematic treat must have... worked wonders for the Paris tourist board: Jeunet's beautiful interpretation of Parisian life is depicted in all the vibrant colours you would expect from the director of Delicatessen. On the DVD: Amelie has received an additional disc for this special edition release. Disc 1 is the same as the original single-disc release, with a choice of DTS or Dolby 5.1 sound and an 16.9 anamorphic widescreen picture with optional director's commentary. The second disc contains the new special features and, just like original disc, a lot of thought has gone into the access menu with its lavish graphics offering the choice of entering the Café, the Canal or the Station. Yet the most exciting extra in name--"Audrey Tautou's funny face"--is simply a series of out-takes which does little more than allow you to warm to Tautou as a person. The home movie includes the transformation of Tautou into Amelie and the creation of the "photo-booth album". There are also interesting interviews with Jeunet and the cast and crew, and a nice little section themed around the gnome and his travels. Along with this is a storyboard-to-screen exposition, behind-the-scenes pictures, scene tests, teasers and trailers. All in all a decent enough package, but hardly warranting the special edition label. It's hard not to wonder why Momentum didn't offer this set two months earlier. --Nikki Disney [show more]
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Audrey Tautou stars in this French drama directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. When Montmartre-dwelling Amelie Poulain (Tautou) discovers a hidden collection of childhood toys in her apartment and conspires to return them to their now-elderly owner, the happiness on the old man's face is enough to start her on a campaign of further good works. Thus she sends her father's gnome off on a tour of the world, begins a whispering campaign which helps her colleague Georgette find a boyfriend, and comes up with an imaginative way to stop a local grocer from being cruel to his employee. But even though Amelie brings happiness to her neighbours, she herself remains unlucky in love - that is, until she meets the handsome Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz).
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to playWith its use of special effects to express the main character&39;s internal emotions Jean-Pierre Jeunet&39;s Amelie could have been mistaken for a French version of Ally McBeal; however unlike Ally--"woe is me for I cannot find a man"--McBeal Amelie is not distressed by the lack of men in her life in fact the whole idea of sex seems to amuse her no end Basic pleasures such as cracking the top of a Crème Brule offer her all the sensual satisfaction she needs and her existence in the "Paris of Dreams" is the stuff of fairy tales Indeed this cinematic treat must have worked wonders for the Paris tourist board Jeunet&39;s beautiful interpretation of Parisian life is depicted in all the vibrant colours you would expect from the director of Delicatessen DVD Special Features Dolby 51 and DTS169 AnamorhphicDirector&39;s Commentary (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)StoryboardsScript to screen featuresTeaser trailersTrailerTalent Q & A featureDirector&39;s interviewAudrey Tautou&39;s funny face featureMaking of Amelie featurette
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