Review of Amélie (2001) by Filipeneto — 20 Feb 2018

Amélie is a young naive growing isolated from the world. As an adult, she moves to Paris and starts working. Quickly, she changes the way she sees the world, beginning to try to improve people's lives through small acts of kindness. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and with Guillaume Laurant dialog's, it revealed to the world the talent of Andrey Tautou.

European cinema has never had the importance and visibility of American films. It lacks the money and power of large corporations of Hollywood, able to invest billions in a film and all the merchandising and advertising that it usually takes. But sometimes this lack proves to be a quality for European cinema, which increasingly focus on quality, artistic care and the beauty of art. This is the case of this film, exceptionally beautiful and striking. What amazes us more is the beauty of the plot and the moving performance of Tautou, who lent talent to her character, giving it an authentic soul. It's rare to see a movie with so much beauty, so many positive values ​​and good thoughts, being reported as if it were a fairy tale of our time. The costumes are very good and paired well with the romantic scenery of Paris. The photograph is one of the most original and unique that I have seen in contemporary cinema, thanks to lighting and color it have. Another valuable item is the soundtrack, absolutely amazing, signed by Yann Tiersen, and it's impossible not to know hums it or whistle it.

Currently, the film industry leaves little space to the film as a work of art. Because of this, it's good to see a movie that favored the artistic side in it's design but also achieved commercial success due to it's quality. Thrilling, touching, profound and poignant, this film is pure art and deserves a place in the table of the best films ever made in Europe. It's unfortunate that there are so few like this, and it's unfortunate also that the major industry awards have so little concern for it. This film would have won many Oscars if it had been made in U.S.A. and had a multimillion-dollar company behind, but it wasn't the case...