Amelie, nominated for five Oscars by the famous French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, is among the most influential productions of the last ten years.
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1- “You’ll never be a vegetable, even artichokes have hearts.”(to Collignon, the greengrocer – Amélie Poulain, ‘Amelie’.
2- “I hate the way drivers never look at the road in old American movies.” – Amélie Poulain, ‘Amelie’.
3- “I am nobody’s little weasel.” – Amélie Poulain, ‘Amelie’.
4- “It’s better to help people than garden gnomes.”– Amélie Poulain, ‘Amelie’.
5- “I had two heart attacks, an abortion, did crack… while I was pregnant. Other than that, I’m fine.” (to her father, who is not paying attention) – Amélie Poulain, ‘Amelie’.
6- “After 30 years behind a bar, I’m an expert. I’ll even give you the recipe. Take two regulars, mix them together and let them stew. It never fails.”(about true love) – Madame Suzanne, ‘Amelie’.
7- ““With a prompter in every cellar window whispering comebacks, shy people would have the last laugh.” –Narrator, ‘Amelie’.
8- “Amélie still seeks solitude. She amuses herself with silly questions about the world below, such as “How many people are having an orgasm right now?”. –Narrator, ‘Amelie’.
9- “Failure teaches us that life is but a draft, a long rehearsal for a show that will never play.” -Hipolito, ‘Amelie’.
10- “We pass the time of day to forget how time passes.”-Hipolito, ‘Amelie’.
11- “Without you, today’s emotions would be the scurf of yesterday’s.”-Hipolito, ‘Amelie’.
12- “Luck is like the Tour de France. You wait, and it flashes past you. You have to catch it while you can.”- Raymond Dufayel, ‘Amelie’.
13- “My little Amélie, you don’t have bones of glass. You can take life’s knocks. If you let this chance pass, eventually, your heart will become as dry and brittle as my skeleton.”– Raymond Dufayel, ‘Amelie’.
14- “- Joseph: You’re gorgeous when you blush. Like a wild flower.
– Georgette: It’s my dyspepsia.” –‘Amelie’.
15- “The fool looks at a finger that points at the sky.” – The Sacré-Coeur Boy,’Amelie’.
16- “A woman without love wilts like a flower without sun.” – The Newsstand Woman, ‘Amelie’.
17- “- Gina: Absence makes…
– Nino Quincampoix: …the heart grow fonder.” –‘Amelie’.
18- “Sorry madam, I don’t work on Sundays.”-‘Amelie’.
19- “Life’s funny. To a kid, time always drags. Suddenly you’re fifty. All that’s left of your childhood… fits in a rusty little box.” – Dominique Bretodeau, ‘Amelie’.
20- “[Amélie has found Nino’s photo album and his “lost” posters] Any normal girl would call the number, meet him, return the album and see if her dream is viable. It’s called a reality check. The last thing Amélie wants.” – Narrator, ‘Amelie’.
21- “[to blind man] Let me help you. Step down. Here we go! The drum major’s widow! She’s worn his coat since the day he died. The horse’s head has lost an ear! That’s the florist laughing. He has crinkly eyes. In the bakery window, lollipops. Smell that! They’re giving out melon slices! Sugarplum, ice cream! We’re passing the park butcher. Ham, 79 francs. Spareribs, 45! Now the cheese shop. Picadors are 12.90. Cabecaus 23.50. A baby’s watching a dog that’s watching the chickens. Now we’re at the kiosk by the metro. I’ll leave you here. Bye!” – Amélie
22- “[to her father, who is not paying attention] I had two heart attacks, an abortion, did crack… while I was pregnant. Other than that, I’m fine.” – Amélie
23- “Nino is late. Amelie can only see two explanations. 1 – he didn’t get the photo. 2 – before he could assemble it, a gang of bank robbers took him hostage. The cops gave chase. They got away… but he caused a crash. When he came to, he’d lost his memory. An ex-con picked him up, mistook him for a fugitive, and shipped him to Istanbul. There he met some Afghan raiders who too him to steal some Russian warheads. But their truck hit a mine in Tajikistan. He survived, took to the hills, and became a Mujaheddin. Amelie refuses to get upset for a guy who’ll eat borscht all his life in a hat like a tea cozy.”
– Narrator, ‘Amelie’.
24- “On September 3rd 1973, at 6:28pm and 32 seconds, a bluebottle fly capable of 14,670 wing beats a minute landed on Rue St Vincent, Montmartre. At the same moment, on a restaurant terrace nearby, the wind magically made two glasses dance unseen on a tablecloth. Meanwhile, in a 5th-floor flat, 28 Avenue Trudaine, Paris 9, returning from his best friend’s funeral, Eugène Colère erased his name from his address book. At the same moment, a sperm with one X chromosome, belonging to Raphaël Poulain, made a dash for an egg in his wife Amandine. Nine months later, Amélie Poulain was born.” – Narrator
25- Amélie still seeks solitude. She amuses herself with silly questions about the world below, such as “How many people are having an orgasm right now?” – Narrator
[scenes of various orgasms taking place]
Fifteen. – Amélie
26- “You mean she would rather imagine herself relating to an absent person than build relationships with those around her?” – Raymond Dufayel aka Glass Man
27- “Amelie has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It’s a perfect moment. A soft light, a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city. A surge of love, an urge to help mankind overcomes her.” – Narrator, ‘Amelie’.
28- “So, my little Amélie, you don’t have bones of glass. You can take life’s knocks. If you let this chance pass, eventually, your heart will become as dry and brittle as my skeleton. So, go get him, for Pete’s sake!”
– Raymond Dufayel aka Glass Man, ‘Amelie’.
29- “Without you, today’s emotions would be the scurf of yesterday’s.” – Hipolito, ‘Amelie’.
30- “At least you’ll never be a vegetable – even artichokes have hearts.” – Amélie Poulain
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