Sunday, August 8, 2010

Amelie (2001)

The expectation: French and flirty. I cant really remember when I had not seen this film- my first encounter with it. French and flirty was what I probably thought- and not much else.

The result: It is French and flirty. But it is also really smart. A romantic film at heart, this film handles itself with minute details. A narrator explains and explores- gives details into each character and explains plot external to plot movement. At moments, Amelie speaks directly to the camera, as if the narrator is really her, but not. Camera movements are glorious, and the colors, oh, the colors. I believe that this is one of my favorite films of all time- of all time.

What to look out for: The cinematography is so wonderful, I have no words.