The French have redeemed themselves.

[callistotoni]

The week before last I finally saw the movie Queen Margot (French, with subtitles). Given that it's set in the 1570s -- the St. Bartholomew Day Massacre, to be precise-- I was looking forward to it. It is insufficient to say I was dissappointed. Let me put it this way: I'll never get *that* two hours of my life back again. :-/

But tonight I saw a French film I really liked: Amelie, from 2001. I liked everything about it. :-) I liked the quirky characters and they way the film is shot and put together. And I *got* the Amelie character. Not identified with, really, but could really feel where she was coming from. Cute and quirky, not a bad combination in a film. :-)

Comments

[hrj.livejournal.com]

I loved Amelie -- if only because it's so wonderfully unlike anything you'll ever get from Hollywood.

[ornerie.livejournal.com]

yep, I like Amelie alot :). I listen to the soundtrack all the time, too!

another french film I really dig is Fifth Element, but that's my own pathology and I'm ok with that ;)

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

I think Amelie is great, too.

[aastg.livejournal.com]

Amelie is a charming movie. Unlike the other, which would a good double bill with the abysmal Elizabeth movie - but only if you want to kill yourself.