Le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain

First let me tell u wat the title means…"the fabulous destiny of Amelie Poulain"

It’s a French movie. Very poular French movie..one which wud be screened at film fests first..i watched dis movie just recently..but had heard about it a couple of years ago at my first day at French class in Alliance..its an interesting anecdote in itself..my teacher was asking evry1.."soo, tell me why u learning French..” we all gave the typical answer.."its good to learn a foreign language..”
One guy gave an amazing answer..he said..”I want to lean French coz I want to watch the movie Amelie widout subtitles and truly understand it in French”..wat a perspective..really !!
So back to d movie..directed by jean pierre jeunet..amelie is played by Audrey Tautou..(she was in da vinci code). The 1st word dat came to my mind after watching dis movie was ‘quirky’. Its French..so its granted..lol.
Amélie is a story about a girl whose childhood was suppressed, hardly any real life contact with other people. This leads Amélie to resort to her dreams of love and beauty. She starts working in Paris as a waitress. One day she finds a small box containing a child's mementos and decides to set about finding its rightful owner. .seeing the effect it has on him, she decides to set out on a mission to make others happy.
The movie has beautiful moments..like the 1 wen she finds the owner..and d guy is overwhelmed to find his treasures..an old Tour de france poster..his toy soldier, marbles he won. Imagine guys li’l things of ours in a box..u don’t see dem from 2mrw and suddenly find 50 yrs later u get dem…wat a moment dat wud be..
D guy goes to a nearby bar to hav a drink..she follows him, the guy thinks of reconciling wid his daughter..And dat he says, “Life's funny. To a kid, time always drags. Suddenly you're fifty. All that's left of your childhood... fits in a rusty little box.” In d end deres a scene, which shows dat the guy goes meet his daughter after a long time and feeds his grandson the soft part of the chicken which he enjoys d most eating..i almost cried wen I saw dat scene.

Another scene..she helps a blind man..through the street and narrates wats happening around. "Step down. Here we go! The drum major's widow! She's worn his coat since the day he died. The horse's head has lost an ear! That's the florist laughing. He has crinkly eyes. In the bakery window, lollipops. Smell that! They're giving out melon slices! Sugarplum, ice cream! We're passing the park butcher. Ham, 79 francs. Spareribs, 45! Now the cheese shop. Picadors are 12.90. Cabecaus 23.50. A baby's watching a dog that's watching the chickens. Now we're at the kiosk by the metro. I'll leave you here. Bye! " (copied in Ghajini..remember) hehe..
The movie has a narrator and sumtimes its Amelie herself.

The soundtracks mostly instrumental by Yann Tiersen…are soo beautiful..i feel like i have to learn d piano jus so dat I can play the OST .. “comptine d’un autre ete : l’apres midi”
The continuity the movie has is phenomenal..it gets dark at times..slow at times..deres black humor..but its all worth it..till d end scene.
My dream of visting Paris jus gets stronger wen I see dis movie..
Bon Jour….!!