Amelie the movie

[Scruffydog777]

Unfortunately too late, I noticed the French movie "Amelie" starring Audrey Tautou is on now on HBO in this country on the east coast.

The song was based on the movie. The movie came out in 2011. The song came out in 2013.

[Bamagirl]

I would love to see that movie! I heard it was nominated for 5 awards. I am going to try to watch it if at all possible. Here is a schedule in case it helps anyone.

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This video is a good tribute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ6clbNFCJM

[baronstrucker]

This was half the reason I got HBO MAX so I could finally watch it. I couldn't find it anywhere else. It's a great movie, and I've started binge watching Audrey Tautou's other works

[Fall]

It's a fantastic movie. I can't believe I waited so long to watch it, having known about the song first. I think I first watched it in 2015. It was not quite what I expected, it was better :)

If there's anyone who hasn't watched it yet, I would definitely recommend

The movie came out in 2011. The song came out in 2013.

It is indeed a few years in between but rather in 2001 and 2003

[failax]

One of the best movie of the last 20 years.It' s a classic and Audrey Tautou unforgettable, she became a star worldwide and made an important movie with Tom Hanks.

[Scruffydog777]

It's a fantastic movie. I can't believe I waited so long to watch it, having known about the song first. I think I first watched it in 2015. It was not quite what I expected, it was better :)

If there's anyone who hasn't watched it yet, I would definitely recommend



It is indeed a few years in between but rather in 2001 and 2003

Thanks for pointing that out about the years.

[Bamagirl]

One of the best movie of the last 20 years.It' s a classic and Audrey Tautou unforgettable, she became a star worldwide and made an important movie with Tom Hanks.

The movie she made with Tom Hanks was "The Da Vinci Code." That film grossed $224 million in its worldwide opening weekend, and made a total of $760 million worldwide!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

[failax]

The movie she made with Tom Hanks was "The Da Vinci Code." That film grossed $224 million in its worldwide opening weekend, and made a total of $760 million worldwide!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

Yes, I saw all her movies ;-)

[Bamagirl]

When doing a Google search about "Amelie," this is some information that can be found:

"Amélie" is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making. Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen"; "The City of Lost Children") invokes his incomparable visionary style to capture the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingenue."
So the fact it was shot in over 80 Parisian locations is very interesting for poeple who like Paris.

From Wikipedia;
"The film met with critical acclaim and was a major box-office success. Amélie won Best Film at the European Film Awards; it won four César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), two BAFTA Awards (including Best Original Screenplay), and was nominated for five Academy Awards. Grossing over $33 million in limited theatrical release, it is still the highest-grossing French-language film released in the United States."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Tautou

[failax]

There are a lot of beautiful french actresses..Eva Green, Marion Cotillard, Sophie Marceau, Emanuelle Béart, Juliette Binoche, Melanie Laurent, Laetitia Casta (Corse as Alizée), and many more.

[Scruffydog777]

When doing a Google search about "Amelie," this is some information that can be found:

............ Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, .................

I have the dvd. Having been to Paris several times, I'll have to watch it some time and figure out how many places I can recognize. I have been to the restaurant where this was filmed.

[Bamagirl]

I have the dvd. Having been to Paris several times, I'll have to watch it some time and figure out how many places I can recognize. I have been to the restaurant where this was filmed.
How cool! Do you have any photos from the restaurant? Did you go there before or after this was filmed?

[Scruffydog777]

How cool! Do you have any photos from the restaurant? Did you go there before or after this was filmed?

I went there after it was filmed. I'll have to do some looking to find those pictures.

[Scruffydog777]

Here's a picture I took inside the restaurant. You can see a picture of Amelie the character towards the back.

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[Bamagirl]

Here's a picture I took inside the restaurant. You can see a picture of Amelie the character towards the back.

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That’s a great picture! Do you know the name of the restaurant?

[Scruffydog777]

That’s a great picture! Do you know the name of the restaurant?

Cafe des 2 Moulins


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[Bamagirl]

Here is some interesting information from Wikpedia about the Cafe des 2 Moulins:

"The Café des 2 Moulins is a café in the Montmartre area of Paris that takes its name from the two nearby historical windmills, Moulin Rouge and Moulin de la Galette. The interior consists of a bar area and multiple small tables."

The Montmartre area of Paris is on a hill which made it favorable for windmills in that area at the time.

The Moulin Galette was a grain mill and had associated businesses like a bakery and this was an area people used to like to hang out and is depicted in one of Renoir's famous paintings. The Debray family took ownership of the mill in the early 19th century. They made a tasty bread which they served with milk and was very popular with the locals and was called galette and that is what the windmill took it's name from.

During the siege of Paris in 1815 three of the Debray brothers were killed defending the mill. One before he died, killed a Russian officer. After that brother was killed, he was cut into four sections with each section being attached to one of the blades of the windmill.

The Moulin Rouge was inaugurated in 1889, the same year as the Eiffel Tower.
Built at the foot of the Montmartre that got its name from the previously mentioned event that took place in 1815.

...Copyright © French Moments Ltd unless otherwise stated. Read more at https://frenchmoments.eu/moulin-rouge-paris/


I'm not sure if the "original" Moulin Rouge windmill was ever a functioning windmill. As mentioned, it was built at the base of the hill, which isn't the best place to put a windmill. It seems the primary purpose of the mill and the surrounding area was shows and exhibitions.

[Scruffydog777]

Here is some interesting information from Wikpedia about the Cafe des 2 Moulins:

"The Café des 2 Moulins is a café in the Montmartre area of Paris that takes its name from the two nearby historical windmills, Moulin Rouge and Moulin de la Galette. The interior consists of a bar area and multiple small tables."

The Montmartre area of Paris is on a hill which made it favorable for windmills in that area at the time.

The Moulin Galette was a grain mill and had associated businesses like a bakery and this was an area people used to like to hang out and is depicted in one of Renoir's famous paintings. The Debray family took ownership of the mill in the early 19th century. They made a tasty bread which they served with milk and was very popular with the locals and was called galette and that is what the windmill took it's name from.

During the siege of Paris in 1815 three of the Debray brothers were killed defending the mill. One before he died, killed a Russian officer. After that brother was killed, he was cut into four sections with each section being attached to one of the blades of the windmill.

The Moulin Rouge was inaugurated in 1889, the same year as the Eiffel Tower.
Built at the foot of the Montmartre that got its name from the previously mentioned event that took place in 1815.

...Copyright © French Moments Ltd unless otherwise stated. Read more at https://frenchmoments.eu/moulin-rouge-paris/


I'm not sure if the "original" Moulin Rouge windmill was ever a functioning windmill. As mentioned, it was built at the base of the hill, which isn't the best place to put a windmill. It seems the primary purpose of the mill and the surrounding area was shows and exhibitions.

That is very interesting stuff, for me anyways. Paris is such an amazing city to visit with all it's history and such a great city to walk around in because every time you turn a street corner, you see something interesting to see as opposed to London where everything is so spread out.

I wish I had known about the history of the Moulin Galette before I went there. I actually passed by it and took a picture the same day I was in the Cafe des 2 Moulins back in March of 2013.

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[Alex Rien]

2006: A Good Year of Ridley Scott - additional music (the song goes into the film when the character played by Russell Crowe drives in the French countryside with his car).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMQg__LJ3U&ab_channel=StephenValenti