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Amelie

(2001)

Main Cast Details Awards

Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	France	Genre:	Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating:	R	Running time:	121 mins. (V)
Distributor:	Miramax Zoe, UFD, Momentum Pictures Limited, Paradiso Entertainment, Dendy Films
Release Date:	11/02/2001	Cumulative Box Office:	$33,201,661.00

a.k.a : Amelie From Montmartre, Fabelhafte Welt der Amelie, Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain
Logline: A naive girl in Paris with a strong sense of justice decides to help those around her.
Bursting with imagination and having seen her share of tragedy and fantasy, Amelie is not like the other girls. When she grows up she becomes a waitre .....

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Credits*

Director:	Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producer:	Claudie Ossard, , Arne Meerkamp van Embden

Actor	Role
Audrey Tautou	Amelie
Mathieu Kassovitz	Nino Quicampoix
Yolande Moreau	Madeleine Wallace--Concierge
Artus DePenguern	Hipolito--The Writer
Urbain Cancelier	Collignon--The Grocer
Dominique Pinon	Joseph
Maurice Bénichou	Dominique Bretodeau--The Box Man
Claude Perron	Eva--The Strip Teaser
Michel Robin	Old Man Collignon
Isabelle Nanty	Georgette

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Companies*

Company	Role
Dendy Films	Theatrical Distributor
Filmstiftung NRW	Film Financier
France 3 Cinéma	Production Company
Miramax Zoe	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MMC Independent GmbH	Production Company
Momentum Pictures Limited	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paradiso Entertainment	Theatrical Distributor
Paris Film Bureau	Film Financier
Sofica Sofinergie 5	Film Financier
Studio Canal	Film Financier
Studios La Cour	Casting Agency
Tapioca Films	Production Company
UFD	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
UGC International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Victoires Productions	Production Company

Awards*

Nominated for five 2001 Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay and Best Sound, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Nominated for the 2001 Award for Best Cinematography from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

Nominated for the 2001 Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature - Comedy or Musical, from the American Cinema Editors (ACE).

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Festivals*

Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Special Outdoor Screening) May 9-20, 2001.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Opening Night) August 12-26, 2001.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 5-14, 2001.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (in competition) September 20-29, 2001.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31 - September 3, 2001.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 6-15, 2001.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in New York City and Los Angeles November 2, 2001.
Expanded release in USA November 9, 2001.

Locations*

Cologne, Germany

Paris, France

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