Friday, 13 January 2012
Amelie as Cinema du Look
· Dramatic Colour Filters (greens, reds, yellows, blues)
· Idyllic Version of Paris (no graffiti, no traffic, no crowds)
· Direct address to camera
· Dramatic Camera Angles
· Pause of action to add titles
· Swift Camera movement
· Fantasy / CGI elements - e.g. the teddy bear and rabbit in the clouds
· Filmed with Wide Angle lens to give distorted views
· Perfect Paris with well known locations (Notre Dame, Gard Du Nord, Montemarte, Sacre Couer)
· Alienated Characters
· Elements of Comedy
Amelie Characters
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| Audrey Tautou as Amelie Poulain |
Amelie Poulain - a young woman who had grown up isolated from other children as she was believed to have a heart disease. Her mother died at a young age and her father became very unsociable. Feeling lonely pushed Amelie to have a very active imagination. Now she is 23 years old, and lives alone in a flat, working as a waitress in a cafe in Montmartre. She finds a treasure box and makes herself a promise: if she finds the owner of treasure box and he is happy, then she will devote her life to help bring happiness to others.
Nino (Amelie's love interest) - he was also an outcast as a child and got bullied at school.
Amandine (Amelie’s Mother) - A teacher who dies at a young age by a woman falling ontop of her from the roof of a church
Raphael (Amelie’s Father) - He is a lonely widow who is unsociable and spends his time at home, sorting out his garden features and gnomes.
Suzanne (Café Owner) - Amelie's boss and the owner of the cafe
Georgette (Tobacconist) - She is a hypochondriac who is constantly ill.
Gina (Waitress) - a tough waitress who works at the cafe with Amelie and is constantly being stalked by her ex boyfriend, Joseph
Hopolito (Writer) - another regular at the cafe who is a struggling poet.
Joseph (Regular at Café) - Gina's ex boyfriend who is always at the cafe, recording her every move. He seems quite creepy but brings a sense of humour to the movie.
Philomene (Stewardess) - Amelie looks after her dog for her
Raymond Dufayel (Glass Man) - Amelie's neighbour who paints the same picture by Renoi every year. He says there is one girl in the picture who's facial expression and emotion he can never get right and that it's like the girl has never played with other children. Amelie then responds with maybe the girl is different to other children. (this is a reference to Amelie's childhood) He is known as the glass man because of his brittle bone condition and seems quite gruff.
Madeleine Wallace (Concierge) - the concierge/land lady for the flats where Amelie lives. Amelie goes to her to find out who used to live in her apartment 50 years ago (so she can find out who owns the treasure box) and ends up finding out a lot about Madeleine. She is a divorcee who's husband left her for another woman. He then fled to America with the woman and died. Madeleine talks about how her name has meaning of water and tears and seems quite depressing while reading Amelie a letter from her husband.
Collignon (Grocer) - he has been living in that area for a long time and knows many people. He is quite a mean and rude boss to his assistant, Lucian. Collignin's mother is the one who tells Amelie the name of the person who lived in her flat 50 years ago (the owner of the treasure box).
Lucien (Grocer’s Assistant) - Collignon's assistant who is very quiet and soft spoken. He gets bullied by his boss.
Bretodeau (Boy with the treasure) - Amelie finds a hidden treasure box, behind a tile in her bathroom when she is shocked by hearing the news of princess Diana's death and drops a bottle cap. The cap hits a tile which then falls, and Amelie finds the box hidden behind the tile. She goes on a search for Bretodeau and says to herself that if she can return the treasure box to it's origional owner then she will always do good things for other people. She returns the treasure box without Bretodeau knowing it was her.
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