Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s AMELIE (2001)
Schedule
Wed Sep 25 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
The Carolina Theatre of Durham | Durham, NC
September 25
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s AMELIE
(R, 2001, 122 min)
Impish Amélie is shy, but blossoms when she discovers a knack for doing good deeds. Devoted to her Monmartre neighborhood and delighting in simple pleasures, Tatou’s indelible gamine embodies all the mischievous promise of the City of Lights. The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, to give it its complete title is utopian in its outlook. This romantic film uses digital techniques to create a fairy tale aura, using colored filters and retro accordion music, and the image of a “boite a souvenirs” the memory box that Amelie finds to begin her adventure. Modern audiences often search for the edgy, seeking to normalize once marginal views of sex and violence. These days, there is nothing more edgy than to be kind.