The movie Amelie‚ directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet‚ uses mise-en scene which in French means “having a good frame”. This is unmistakably obvious right through Amelie. In the introduction there is a breath taking shot of her skipping stones‚ her favorite thing to do. While standing on a bridge‚ the shot revolves around her. The director refers back to the theme of skipping rocks in and out of various scenes. Everywhere Amelie goes she picks rocks up and places them in her pocket‚ to skip later. In the
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Amelie: Technical Considerations to help you appreciate the film This resource is designed to be used with clips from the film Amelie‚ as part of an ‘Auteur Study’ of Jean-Pierre Jeunet‚ director of Delicatessen‚ City of Lost Children‚ Amelie and A Very Long Engagement‚ as well as his Hollywood foray‚ Alien Resurrection. The techniques used by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and cinematographer Bruno Dubonnell are primarily used to create the tone and atmosphere appropriate to the genre of this
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Narration Amelie is partially told by an omniscient voice-over narrator and partially tells by itself. The voice-over narrator introduces a character or summarizes a length of time in the character’s life that the film skips over. For example‚ the voice-over narrator introduces Amelie’s parents and other characters at the beginning of the film by relating some oddly humorous character traits. The voice-over narrator is also arranging the parts of the narrative. In other words‚ he is telling the
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Amelie Title of film: Amelie Genre: Foreign Films/ Drama/ Comedy Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Year: 2001 Actors in principal roles: Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou)‚ Mathieu Kassovitz (Nino Quincampoix)‚ Claire Maurier (Suzanne) Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou)‚ is a young woman‚ quite and shy she goes around hoping to pass un-noticed‚ yet she pay attention to all that goes on around her. A wide-eyed girl she looks at the world in a magical light‚ and from the beginning you find yourself submerged
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streets are unblemished and the people proper. It also sets the scene and adds a positive emphasis to the movie in general.. For example: the highly successful movie Amelie‚ a Romance/Comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet in 2001‚ utilizes a bright background with recurring themes of red‚ yellow‚ and green. This vibrant color scheme adds to the playful‚ quirky aspect of the movies leading character Amelie Poulain and her journey through Paris helping others around her‚ which eventually leads her to helping
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with others‚ and interactions with them unavoidably and continually shape our lives. These interactions are vital to our health and well-being” (Matter 2010‚ 1). The French film Amélie is a romantic comedy from 2001 directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Amélie is a highly engaging quirky film which tells the story of Amélie‚ a waitress in a Parisian café who sees it as her mission in life to right wrongs and improve the lives of others. Set in present day Montmartre‚ Paris this film sets the stage for
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Tristan Stene Hour 4 Cinematography plays a major role throughout films. This element was a main focus used by the director‚ in the film Amelie. Using effects such as speeding up the scenes with the shaking of the camera and the fast forwarding of each clip‚ the director made it look like the scenes were moving faster then they actually were‚ altering and warping time. Under those scenes was always green and yellow lighting. This gave the film a bit more of a taste of the french culture. Making
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Amelie Is a film about a French women in Paris who discovers ways to help overs find love. In the begin of this film in Amelie’s home‚ the color was very vibrant. When Amelie grew up this films color pallet changed to medium browns and earthy greens however‚ Amelie throughout the film can be seen in bold reds. Typically the color red are a representation of love‚ like Amelie was to Nino. Paris is also the most romantic place in the world. Together‚ in Paris and the bold color pallets‚ Amelie is
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Amelie is a French movie about a young twenty something girl who’s world opened up to her when her mother dies and she is allowed to venture out. After a health misdiagnoses at a young child Amelie is stranded in her home away from all people and relationships until her mother passes away and she finds herself free. She becomes a waitress and decides to help all the people around her until one day she herself finds love. This film shows a French cultural pattern where the people are open minded
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establishing long shot of Amelie‚ the accordion and piano instrumentals along with the golden manipulated scenery convey the setting as peaceful and surreal. Amelie‚ a romantic comedy by Jean-Pierre Jeunet‚ is about a socially awkward‚ imaginative‚ and innocent waitress living in Paris. She gets pleasure out of helping the people around her‚ but also has a low self-esteem. The Purge: Election Year‚ written and directed by James Demonaco‚ is a science-fiction horror movie about a futuristic version
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