Amélie

“Amélie understands that delight is often hiding in plain sight. It's less a movie than an invitation to notice the world a little differently, with Audrey Tautou at its heart.”

“LOVE the whole apartment’s red and green palette, especially the bedroom - that wallpaper!!!!! the glowing lighting!! All SO good!!”

“My aunt and uncle introduced me to this movie and we used to all watch it among a few other favorites when I’d visit them. I still need to watch this movie at least once a year. I don’t know if I would romanticize life the same way I do now if I didn’t see this when I was 10.”

“my piano teacher (circa third grade) asked me to play the finale at recital that year which was always yann tiersen’s comptine d’un autre été l’après-midi. at the time i of course hadn’t seen the movie. little did i know this would be a very formative experience for me once i did see the film (analog photobooths, cinema, france)”

“a movie that repeatedly reminds me of the purpose of life”

“No movie has altered my brain chemistry quite like this one. It was the summer of 2002. I was in high school. We went to the Aurora Picture Show in Houston (RIP). To this day, photobooths and garden gnomes bring me comfort... and I feel like I see the most beautiful things in the mundane. Under this ultra jaded shell, lives a tiny romantic Amelie.”

“Sweet, funny and beautifully filmed. I always cry with joy a little bit at the end.”

“sweet & romantic”

“One of the best.”

“I watched Amélie for the first time with a boy I was seeing. We’d planned a double bill. I chose Amélie, and he brought Blade Runner. Just us two sitting there that night, I realised it was the most intimate shared experience I'd had with another person in my life. Anyway, Amélie. Five stars.”

“If there were one movie that described the way I am, it would be this one.”

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

“I loved this movie. I love France, and watching it made me realize I still don’t fully understand everything about it—and I probably won’t until I grow more. But this movie is such a comfort for me. It’s unique, whimsical, and feels like its own little world. It holds a special place in my heart, and it always will.”

“Stunning art direction, all greens and reds. Funny, hopeful, beautiful to watch. Always makes me want to hop on a plane to Paris after getting my hair cut exactly like Audrey Tatou.”