Film

Amélie 2001

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

  • Comedy, Romance
  • 122 min
  • R

She’ll change your life.

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

ComedyRomancedaughterparis, francelove trianglephotographyghost trainsex shopshynessjourney around the worldpostcardromcomhypochondriacromance

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