Amelie

AMELIE

Amelie is a rom-com as it tells the story about how Amelie finds love but also shows the humour within the character Amelie as she manipulates the lives of people around her.  The film is about a woman called Amelie who decides that she wants to help others by returning lost treasures or helping them find love. She later comes to realise that she is looking for love herself. The micro features that I think are important in the film Amelie is performance and sound.

Audrey Tautou’s (Amelie) performance is important in the film as she is shown to be very shy and innocent. She doesn’t say much throughout the film giving the impression to the audience that she is very mysterious as she has very little to say about the events going on in her life and instead she uses her body language to communicate to the audience. Amelie behaves through the film like an innocent child as her face lights up when she helps someone like when a child sees sweets. She is so happy that she gave back the tin that contained a man’s possessions from when he was a child, so she continues to help others. Throughout the film she seems fascinated by the world around her like it is new to her, she seems constantly excited. This shows to the audience that with her fascination and her actions she is creating some sort of fantasy world. We also see in the film that she meddles in people lives. For example when she switches the man’s slippers and door handle in order to confuse him. This is important as it shows to the audience that even she is supposed to be shy and childish she still influences the lives of people around her.

In the film Amelie there is also a lot of diegetic sounds throughout the film. The directors have used traditional French music that is calm and soft; showing to the audience that the film is supposed to be relaxed. It also tells the audience about the location. The film is set in Paris which is known to be a beautiful location so by using elegant music creates a relaxed atmosphere within the place the film is set. For example in films like “Street Dance” (which are set on the streets of America) they use fast paced loud music which implies to the audience that the film is going to fast paced and full of drama. So in the film Amelie the music is used to show the audience what the genre of the movie is. By using slow, soft music the audience will be able to tell there is an element of romance within the film.