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It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. Amélie won Best Film at the European Film Awards, four César Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, and two British Academy Film Awards, including Best Original Screenplay. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with major praise for Tautou's performance, the cinematography, production design, sound design, editing, musical score and writing. The film features an ensemble cast of supporting roles, including Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty, Dominique Pinon, Artus de Penguern, Yolande Moreau, Urbain Cancelier, and Maurice Bénichou.Īmélie was released theatrically in France on 25 April 2001 by UGC-Fox Distribution and in Germany on 16 August 2001 by Prokino Filmverleih. It tells the story of a shy, introverted and quirky waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre.

'The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain') is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. A girl in Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party provides a key plot pointĪmélie ( French: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, lit. Amélie works at the Café des 2 Moulins on Montmartre.