Amelie
Jean-Pierre Juenet directed Amelie for its release in 2001 which won many outstanding awards. The film is conventionaly pigeon holed into the romantic comedy genre but it is a famous representation of an arthouse feature. The film is a whimsicle dipiction of contempory 'Parisian' life set in Montmatre. The plot surrounds a shy waitress played by 'Audrey Tattou' who decides to change the lives around her for the better. While struggling with her own isolation she finds love along the way.
The film is entirly character based, it follows the lead enpthaticually, in seeing everything from her eyes. The character therefore becomes very significant; her quirky, distant yet deep warming nature goes against most of the lead women roles which are scirpted to be seductive or dumb. Her characteristics are completly fresh and contrasting to the usual, making it work with the alternative experimental arthouse genre.
'Jean' has given the movie bright lighting throughout; warm yellows, greens earth colours. Cleverly giving it a fresh naturlistic feel. He also like in '5oo days of summer' opens with a narrative voice. Informing us of 'Amelies' childhood. This seems to be an effective and arthouse convention. When Amelie thinks back on her encounters with her love interest, its shown through a montage effect. Yet this film has no inclusion of black and white. The music of the feature, is all forign and not mainstream. The more classical french melodies enhance the setting/environment and the fact that its a foreign feature.
In regards to 'Jeans' camera work, there are many fast whip panns. With soundeffects behind them, creating 'amelies' fast working mind in discovering things and people who need help. It also like '500 days of summer' has the direct reader appeal from Amelia talking to the camera, as if she knows she is being a film. This seems to be another arthouse genre technique.
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