Amélie: Riding the French New Wave

A look at the French New Wave, its foundations, and one of its national and spiritual successors: Amélie.
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[@LowellMorgan]

When I rented Amelie from Blockbuster the cashier warned me it was in French and I'd have to read subtitles, which I already knew. Apparently customers had returned upset about this and the employees had to warn everyone who rented it. The experience made me feel like I was living on the wrong planet.

[@martinsorenson1055]

This used to drive me crazy but then I wound up with friends who appreciate all types of movies, including subtitled ones.

[@jaiiskii2262]

Lol the American experience

[@Thenoobestgirl]

*sigh...* America...

[@angelaleigh4149]

I had taken 12 yrs of French at the time I saw it and we had just moved there the year before. The French is very fast and subtitles are a must - I catch a new line every time I re-watch it! ;)

[@michaelromeo9567]

😥😥😥😥

[@nicoli8437]

Not weird. It's cinema Artwork and creativity which we don't have today.

[@CranberryGraves]

Did you see Elvis?

[@adamdyderski1441]

None of you guys actually watched this video lol

[@jeffreylawrence6928]

True…

[@carrie0123210]

Not weird at all..shy and a little quiet ..she's awesome too

[@user-ji9qj7xd2x]

you're so right marry me!

[@luiszuleta8915]

If its weird to you, its not for you. This is a masterpiece

[@annet5858]

Alone the music and the first scene is enough to make me emotional and enough to make me cry in nostalgia

[@anniethebean101]

Amelia was my dad's favourite movie and now it has been mine for some years. I've seen it so many times I can't even count and ever time I showed it to somebody I cared about, they fell in love with it. This movie makes me incredibly happy and I plan on showing it to my children one day.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

"Mooom! Why do we have to see this movie? It's in French and it has s u b t i t l e s !!!"

[@pgarciaAP]

Amen. I learned French to understand it’s nuances

[@thomasharter8161]

@@scipioafricanus5871 To open your mind which is cluttered by too many hot dogs and hamburgers... u r a caricature of the cliché about Americans in the world. 😂😂😂😂

[@ss-ei1tp]

Amelie represents the mind of a neurodivergent person perfectly and that’s why i love the character so much because this is how most neurodivergents see the world,in what most may deem childish,doing what they love dearly and looking strange and different in the eyes of others.

[@sharannadeeproyroy6211]

Exactemant.

[@martinsorenson1055]

Very nice breakdown of this most joyous movie. I still get emotional in the scene where the man opens the box with all his childhood knick-knacks.

[@pixeldunevisualization7458]

Amelie is one of my 5 favorite films of all time, but i can not put in to words why it is so special. thank you!

[@Charlotte1333]

What are the other 4, if I may ask?

[@pixeldunevisualization7458]

@@Charlotte1333 by favorite, i mean movies that i have watched multiple times, at least once a year, and each viewing is just as enjoyable and as immersive as the last, not necessarily the best movies I've ever seen. The matrix 1999, No Country for Old Men 2007, Manhattan 1979, Kung Fu Hustle 2004. and perhaps The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014, Memories of Murder 2003, In Bruges 2008, Kill Bill 2003 and Rango 2011 could be up there.

[@sp1nda]

I adore Amelié so much. One of my favorite movies. Great video

[@georgiagalaxy]

I didn't really understand it but I know have good memories of enjoying it with people I love ^-^

[@michaelhusada2276]

After 22 years, it is still my most favourite movie. It’s just beautiful.

[@thechefette3701]

This is one of my most favorite movies ever!! I used to watch it over and over when it came out

[@manuebendermarcachien581]

6:08: omg i didn't know the Amélie Poulain 's storie board was drawing by Tardi,a great french comics book artiste ,my dad love his comics because a lot of them talk about the poilu ,the french soldiers in ww ,the comics talk about all of ww byaway

[@daipovs]

Your editing is really smooth and awesome. Keep it up!

[@Alice_Walker]

Thank you. I don't know anything about the history of film making but love Amelie. This was a great insight into what came before and helped me put my finger on the devices that make me love it so much.

[@mattlaw1350]

This video makes me want to find some French films to watch. Amelié was a breath of 'new' air. Raised on American films, I didn't know what to make of Amelié, but I knew I loved it. Thank you for the video.

[@MannyLectro]

You should give "Intouchable" a shot. It's very different, much more grounded, but very touching as well.

[@kjurpjdpihe9096]

You should watch " micmacs à tire-larigot it is another great movie by Amelie's director

[@demineurinc4456]

You can try Delicatessen. Very good movie

[@raymondchisiuc3330]

try watching a "very long engagement" aka "une long dimanche de'un fiancelle" and "delicacy" aka delicatessen...same style different stories...enjoy ;)

[@kimshaw6425]

This movie was so beautifully filmed, it made me want to specifically visit France and Montmarte in particular. Amazing place.

[@anneominous7172]

Good Christ mate when the algorithm notices you this channel is going to fucking explode. GREAT video.

[@adudecalledtony3731]

the production of this video is insanely good!

[@djstarsign]

Amelie is a wonderful film full of charm and spirit. It’s brilliant in its execution and deserves its praise. However, there are 2 gigantic influences on the film that cannot be overlooked. Both of these films came out in the 1990s and both films are beloved by cinephiles. The two films are The Double Life of Veronique and Chungking Express. I watched Amelie when it was initially released and I loved it. And I didn’t watch these two other films until about 10 years later. What is apparent about their similarities is how obvious they are and how direct they are in both cases, and yet, not many people have drawn these comparisons. TDLoV is essentially what Amelie would be if it wasn’t so whimsical and cute. Veronique is full of the same kind of awe and wonder, the colors are nearly identical, the sets are reminiscent of each other and there are sequences in Amelie that are direct references to the Kieslowski film. I’d describe Amelie as a more childlike and innocent version of TDLoV. Chungking Express is two separate stories linked by one common element. The second half of the film is the part that feels like a direct source of inspiration for the story told in Amelie. They both feature an incredibly charming, quirky central character who has trouble communicating her feelings for the man she’s interested in. And they both feature a nearly identical thread of entering a home and rearranging items, to the surprise of the resident. This is not to downgrade Amelie as a film, but as a way of highlighting more obvious references. Like when you realize the sequence in Pulp Fiction involving Mia’s overdose wasn’t coming from Tarantino’s unfiltered imagination, but was referencing an entire story take from one of Martin Scorsese’s lesser known films.

[@soggy2371]

My man, you are going places on this site. Great video!

[@lumos3415]

Is he going to France?

[@AlexBoucher]

@Lumos lmao

[@AlexBoucher]

Thank you!

[@bellboy-vl5cn]

Intouchables was another French classic

[@MtNikota]

My god the editing of this video is insane! Love your take on the movie too! Great job

[@thomasizaguirre600]

It’s the best and most accessible film of its kind and only comes along in a generation, just like Jean-Jacques Beniex’s masterful “Diva”

[@martinsorenson1055]

I agree!! I just got Diva on Blu-Ray! It's still wonderful!

[@Ramses060784]

Too much quality in this channel , I subscribed

[@anthonyk5496]

Merci mille fois Alex, 👍🎬. Excellent synopsis of la Nouvelle Vague. You've prompted me to explore the films of Agnes Varda. I've seen her name and face, but not yet watched her films!

[@ariochiv]

Wow... I would never have guessed in a thousand years that the director of _Amelie_ was the same person who produced _Alien Resurrection._ Just.... wow

[@Harrypjotter7]

This is not weird, this is how you make movies!

[@mg2380]

Awesome video. Amélie is on my top 10 list. Recently, I had a chance to watch it in a theater. Great experience.

[@PsKIXEM]

She is not weird..shes different ❤

[@anthonyheller6038]

thank u for all the recommendations, input & correlations - cheers mate!

[@worm-bri]

the editing on this video is crazy good

[@jonathanwebb5767]

Amelie is such a great movie! The only British movie that I can think of that comes close to it's style and sentiment is Paddington 2.

[@dan-oc4rj]

Wow! Great video and channel. Keep up the good work bro

[@bricktop2603]

Not weird,just different from everything

[@scipioafricanus5871]

So the definition of w e i r d, then?

[@iammraat3059]

Delightfully edited

[@dosnostalgic]

"Oh god, forget about the French New Wave. French New Wave was 50 years ago!" - Jean Pierre Jeunet.

[@bunnyheart1]

Absolutley love Amelie as well as this video! Well done, lovely

[@Salvia_Salvation]

I’m just gonna try and ask if someone knows the name of this one French movie I’ve caught on TV once. It captivated me immediately but I forgot it’s name and I wasn’t able to find it since. The plot from what I remember goes: man 1 tries to rob some kind of diner, only for the cashier to get him to calm down and sit behind the bar. We found out that she’s only a cashier for one day, because last night, she actually tried to rob the diner owner but then acted like she saved him and he offered her a job. Then the movie starts to tell stories of a few other characters in the background and how they all got to the same point at the diner. One story is about who men who needed money quickly and decided to kidnap a child to ask for ransom. They take a girl, who was previously trying to k*ll herself. They take her to their apartment, and she tells them that even tho her father is rich, he won’t come for her. The men start to feel sorry for the girl and the trio eventually opens up to each other and the girl finally gets the love of a father figure. They let her go, but she comes back once she I think find out her father didn’t even care? Then another story is about a life-long group of friends who are trying to kidnap their friend out of the hospitals. They’re senior men and had created a pact that they won’t any of them die in a hospital. They successfully kidnap their sleeping friend and drive him to a cabin where they had been hiding and meeting at for years to end him life in a more “respectful life”. However the dying man wasn’t dying at all, he just had some stomach problems. He wakes up and some miscommunication endures but it ends up with her finding out the cabin had been demolished and instead of it and the beautiful Forrest surrounding it, there’s just a highway and a diner. The seniors walk into the diner depressed, remembering the times when they used to rob places for fun. They end up trying to rob a McDonald near by for the sake of old times’ sake, but they’re unsuccessful. The last story is about two rival bands and some basic back-and-forth petty drama. The entire movie is black and white, but it looked like it was set in 20th/21th century.

[@plumb.474]

Sounds great...but I dont know...

[@louishawkes07]

Try asking chatgpt

[@maximesouverain5970]

J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster de Samuel Benchetrit année 2008

[@karlafelina-hq2xw]

I was expected something different about the tittle but it was wonderfull

[@superquietbunny]

Thank you for talking about Amelie (my favorite film) and intertwining it with a lesson on French cinema. Really well done video and I hope your channel grows big. Editing was really good. You put in a lot in 10 minutes and that's laudable, because i feel like lot of youtube videos nowadays go on and on, almost as if chasing those views per minute thing. Cheers!

[@KorayRuthlessvillian]

Jean Luc Godard was my favorite for French new wave film movement

[@linkraft2581]

Great stuff

[@paspact2851]

Go on your editing is great.

[@settratheimperishable4093]

Good review, I see great potential here. May the algorithm bless you.

[@raydarable]

Great video!

[@sosukewifhat]

amazing essay

[@naspamspam2276]

You earnt a juicy like.

[@darrenwalshe8513]

Wonderful movie n one of my favourites 😍

[@lumos3415]

Keep it up, man

[@renevankoppen5283]

J'adore

[@neivilde.1242]

l'accent québecois truly jumped out when saying any french name lmao. same tbh.

[@69marco]

Thank you!

[@davidpieropan6242]

How did I just discovered this channel

[@airevacrn]

Another French masterpiece which was briefly shown at the end was Intouchables/Untouchables. Two great films

[@yunus6972]

you make realy good and iteresseting videos. BTW where did you get so much knowlege, have you studiet anything with films?

[@LeCanalSouverain]

Très belle vidéo

[@robertpage4070]

Amelie is a masterpiece. 'Nuff said.

[@ansgar4153]

only 229 views??!

[@casawabicat9475]

Love ❤️

[@arcanaperu]

Una interpetación particular de la banda sonora de Amélie. Espero les guste: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6rXeYKpj6iLpdU

[@hughjohnson2674]

It’s not weird. It’s classic film making. It’s what Hollywood might have been if not for Sony, Coke, Disney etcetcetc. The Hollywood tradition is not about film, it’s about money. That’s all.

[@itsayesfromme2669]

My favourite film.

[@TheDoomer666]

Her: *_Ah._*

[@TheDoomer666]

6:46

[@nakulchadha8044]

Where to watch if anyone could help?

[@iparracine]

good

[@arvohyvarinen4975]

where can you watch Amelie? Can’t seem to find a place

[@tomc8815]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ-WdWeqYtyMeZY

[@ayesha_noureen]

It's on Netflix and Amazon prime

[@Canev821]

I don’t think it’s weird I just really like if

[@manuebendermarcachien581]

Merci pour cette vidéo, if you like the jean pierre jenet's style and Ron Poolman ,goes tchek the city of the lost children's oh and watching all of your vidéo "i'ts👏so👏dam👏great

[@raisin4568]

france👍

[@AlexBoucher]

👍

[@manzell]

The music playing at 5:30?

[@rexfreeman4981]

Sama reason the popularity of Taylor Swift is so weird.

[@CJ-ft9yo]

I started watching and rejecting American films last night and nearly gave up, mostly all showcasing Ryan Gosling and his actory peers smoking, with girlfriends muttering and shuffling about, in the name of reality movies. Fell on Amelie on SBS, love the delicate, weirdy, detailed, dreamy green and yellow world of Amelie, a world away from depressing Hollywood depicting our depressing times.

[@julianeves5563]

did you use any references to make this video?

[@jithinraj1513]

Hey did you just watch the movie ?

[@julianeves5563]

@@jithinraj1513 no, i'm doing an essay about it

[@SakBatOfficial]

New Repack When!!?

[@Giuseppetm99]

Beautiful analysis, where can I find the version of Comptine d'Un Autre Été you used at 8:00 ?

[@sharannadeeproyroy6211]

This music video of back to you by Selena Gomez seems to be influenced by the same methods.

[@Den1s__]

Fitgirl go so popualr they even made a movie about her

[@foljs5858]

Weird? Amelie is pretty damn tame. It's like calling Artic Monkeys "weird" because you only listen to Coldplay.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

🖐✌ art is not weird 😊

[@wolandbegemotazazello]

Amelie is hardly weird though I suppose it is weird to those whose film and literary experiences are parochial, whose understanding of film history and art is parochial, and who can't wrap their heads around magical realism. Amelie is, of course, different from the crap that comes out of Hollywood. But that, to my mind, is all for the good.

[@richardkerry6552]

Wish people wouldn't navel gaze on this film and just enjoy it....

[@bak4320]

I prefer to call it whimsy

[@hus390]

Weird? No. Sometimes people over analyze stuff.

[@tpjohnson6304]

Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Amelie is NOT weird. It is extraordinary. One of the few things that can be described as extraordinary. It is on a very short list of positive contributions by humanity. Very. Short. List.

[@blessedisyou]

Not my style.

[@user-gh7jy2gk2q]

アメリの髪型も憧れだかオンザが苦手なので無理だな😂

[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

I wanted to watch this film but after 50 minutes I gave up. It's too weird, static and boring.

[@randomreviews4278]

More like boring i honestly don't get it

[@TurfShifter]

It's weird the lack of diversity in the film given how multicultural Paris is. Where are the black characters? Suspiciously left out by the director.

[@yberai]

Paris at the time was not invaded like now and there is an Arab🤣

[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

Paris used to be one of the safest places in Europe. Look at it now.

[@yberai]

@@Ausf.D.A.K. Europe but also America the whole West is touched

[@Salvia_Salvation]

I’m just gonna try and ask if someone knows the name of this one French movie I’ve caught on TV once. It captivated me immediately but I forgot it’s name and I wasn’t able to find it since. The plot from what I remember goes: man 1 tries to rob some kind of diner, only for the cashier to get him to calm down and sit behind the bar. We found out that she’s only a cashier for one day, because last night, she actually tried to rob the diner owner but then acted like she saved him and he offered her a job. Then the movie starts to tell stories of a few other characters in the background and how they all got to the same point at the diner. One story is about who men who needed money quickly and decided to kidnap a child to ask for ransom. They take a girl, who was previously trying to k*ll herself. They take her to their apartment, and she tells them that even tho her father is rich, he won’t come for her. The men start to feel sorry for the girl and the trio eventually opens up to each other and the girl finally gets the love of a father figure. They let her go, but she comes back once she I think find out her father didn’t even care? Then another story is about a life-long group of friends who are trying to kidnap their friend out of the hospitals. They’re senior men and had created a pact that they won’t any of them die in a hospital. They successfully kidnap their sleeping friend and drive him to a cabin where they had been hiding and meeting at for years to end him life in a more “respectful life”. However the dying man wasn’t dying at all, he just had some stomach problems. He wakes up and some miscommunication endures but it ends up with her finding out the cabin had been demolished and instead of it and the beautiful Forrest surrounding it, there’s just a highway and a diner. The seniors walk into the diner depressed, remembering the times when they used to rob places for fun. They end up trying to rob a McDonald near by for the sake of old times’ sake, but they’re unsuccessful. The last story is about two rival bands and some basic back-and-forth petty drama. The entire movie is black and white, but it looked like it was set in 20th/21th century.

[@tangwaye]

Ithink it is " j'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster "

[@Salvia_Salvation]

@@tangwaye omg yeah that's the movie. Thank you so much

[@tangwaye]

@@Salvia_Salvation cool, i love this movie too, it is so cool