Amelie

[miriam_e]

I just watched Amelie again. What a brilliant film!!! What a masterpiece!! I had forgotten how much I loved it. I laughed and laughed and laughed.

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[digitxl--bxth.livejournal.com]

I'd love to get the soundtrack to it.

[damien-wise.livejournal.com]

One of my all-time faves. :)
Very few films come that close to perfection...

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

I got a shock at one point hearing Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adagio_for_Strings) -- one of my favorite orchestral pieces. It appears in many trance CD collections.

Yes, the soundtrack for Amelie would be nice. I'll keep an eye out for it. (Such a gruesome sounding saying, that.)

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

I wholeheartedly agree.

I kept shaking my head in amazement at many of the things that they manage to do: the near accident where the moped swerves from the car, losing one of its carrier bags... the shot where the camera moves down over the pond to see the stone Amelie throws skip across the water in the foreground... cats doing exactly what is required of them... etc...

Some of the special effects just blow my mind: Amelie turning to water when the guy leaves the shop -- oh my goodness! The simple over-exposure when the guy realises it is the repairman -- it made me laugh aloud in pure delight. The statue blinking. The photographs telling the guy about Amelie. The paintings on the wall talking about her.

Just... wow!!!

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

Yes!!! Do go watch it with her. It is a wonderful film. You have never seen anything like it, I promise. Just don't expect a normal story. There is no bad guy or quest or conflict, but it will leave you feeling high on life. (I know that sounds corny, but it isn't. You'll see.)

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

:) Thank you. I'm flattered.
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