Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)

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	Audrey Tautou	Amélie Poulain
	Mathieu Kassovitz	Nino Quincampoix
	Rufus	Raphaël Poulain
	Lorella Cravotta	Amandine Poulain
	Serge Merlin	Raymond Dufayel
	Jamel Debbouze	Lucien
	Clotilde Mollet	Gina
	Claire Maurier	Madame Suzanne - la patronne du café
	Isabelle Nanty	Georgette
	Dominique Pinon	Joseph
	Artus de Penguern	Hipolito
	Yolande Moreau	Madeleine Wallace
	Urbain Cancelier	Collignon
	Maurice Bénichou	Dominique Bretodeau
	Michel Robin	Mr. Collignon
	Andrée Damant	Mrs. Collignon
	Claude Perron	Eva
	Armelle	Philomène
	Ticky Holgado	L'homme dans la photo
	Kevin Fernandes	Bretodeau enfant
	Flora Guiet	Amélie enfant
	Amaury Babault	Nino enfant
	André Dussollier	Narrator
	Eugène Berthier	Eugène Koler
	Marion Pressburger	Petites mains du générique

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Director	Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer	Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producer	Helmut Breuer, Bastian Griese, Arne Meerkamp van Embden, Claudie Ossard
Musician	Yann Tiersen
Photography	Bruno Delbonnel

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WSR Narrative Review

Story Synopsis:
Amélie (Tautou) is a young Parisian woman who is looking for love, and perhaps for the meaning of life in general. Growing up in a slightly dysfunctional family, Amélie is waiting tables in a tiny Paris cafe and interacting in a curious fashion with her neighbors and customers. Amélie’s life changes when she discovers the immense joy of bringing happiness to others through random, anonymous and secret acts of kindness. Her life goes on until she meets an intriguing young man and must discover if she will find the same happiness for herself. Known to American audiences as “Amélie,” the original French title is “Le Fabuleux Destin D’Amélie Poulain,” yet the on-screen subtitle is “Amélie From Montmartre.” Nominated for five Academy Awards®.

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits a color scheme that is warm and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are sharp and nicely detailed, with pleasing contrast and shadow delineation. The overall appearance is easy on the eyes. There are few distractions in the way of edge enhancement or pixelization. The picture is perfectly complementary to the quirky storytelling. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This film’s soundtrack, which was nominated for a Best Sound Oscar®, is presented in Dolby® Digital 5.1. The fidelity is terrific, and the soundstage rendering is wonderful with atmospheric effects and the music. The former is sometimes presented in a manner that is remarkably natural-sounding. There are often clear and convincing distinctions with the spatial character, when the visuals change between different environments. The important point to be made here is that the use of dimension is certainly exemplary and notable throughout. This soundtrack is also distinguished for the many transient, creative “flash” sonic sequences throughout that fully engage the soundfield, and also sometimes are accompanied by significant deep bass, as well as aggressive surround envelopment. The rendering of sound effects is remarkable, seeming to be trivial by themselves but are very distinctive within the storytelling of the soundtrack. Recording quality is especially outstanding with the music. The dialogue sounds abundantly natural with good spatial integration. The low end can be quite powerful and extends well below 25 Hz, with selective .1 LFE. This soundtrack production is a remarkable achievement in terms of its creative and technical merits. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Cinematography
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality

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