Movies like "Amelie"

"The incredible destiny of Amelie Poulain" (sounds so full title of the film) - a rare life-affirming motion picture Jean-Pierre Jeunet. This is a simple, but fascinating story of a naïve French girl who speaks the personification of karma, give evil (the main antagonist - the seller of fruits and vegetables). And she goes on a journey around the world of garden gnomes and finds joy in the simple little things, love is breaking a teaspoon of creme brulee crust and let the "pancakes" of the Canal Saint-Martin. Actress, embodied in the amazing screen heroine - beautiful Audrey Tautou.

The film "Amelie" is unique and creativity of Zhone. Its previous pattern ( "Delicatessen," "City of Lost Children," "Alien: Resurrection"), he took on a darker theme. They are also a masterpiece, but lack of lightness and lightheartedness, which is riddled with "Amelie".

There are elements that have turned this film into a unique phenomenon of cinema: his style, candy color palette, baby surprise Tautou and her elusive actor's charm, its quests and secrets, airy atmosphere of magical realism and postmodernism, as well as soundtracks Yan Tiersen. While most fad heroine energized desire to love and be loved, which in turn creates an unusually warm feeling.

"Amelie" - a comforting, inspiring tool recommended for viewing, when the world is not all right. List of films made in an attempt to recommend something similar, although we know that the analogy "Amelie" simply does not exist.

Submarine / Submarine (2010)

The story combines amazingly bizarre comedy and heart-warming drama. Cozy and bright film debut Richard Ayoade of 15-year-old Oliver Tate, who with all the immediacy share his innermost thoughts and desires. He has not yet found its place in the universe, trying to save the marriage of parents and wants to lose their virginity in the arms of his girlfriend Jordan. There is a moment - although small - which makes it possible to identify the similarities between the "submarine" and "Amelie". Protagonists of both pictures are in the fantasies of his own funeral. This reflects the desire to be loved heroes and their deep insecurity that they both show different. Oliver hides it behind a false confidence. The use of colors in this film as well thought out: Oliver - in blue, and Jordan - in the red. With the development of his feelings predominate shades of red.

Mean Girls / Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)

The story follows the romantic misadventures Man Kyon-in, which after a misunderstanding boyfriend becomes a young lady, whose favorite phrase: "Do you want to die ?!". Although this girl and brings into his life a lot of stress, for it is an escape from the boring existence.

Kyung-in passive and meek, and the girl takes on the traditionally male role and constantly draws him into trouble, but the picture all along does not lose its main feature - a romantic, so every funny situation gives warmth. In the final finish painting just like after the "Amelie."

"Mean Girls" - the most cash of Korean comedies. This film was made an American and an Indian remake, but it is better to look original.

Chocolate / Chocolat (2000)

Lasse Hallström made this film based on the eponymous novel by Joanne Harris. "Chocolate" - the story of how, in a very windy day in a small French town comes Vien young woman with her daughter. She rents a room, the former diner opens and Chocolate. Measured and strictly regimented life of the local community and change a variety of interesting ways. Outlook on life Vien is also variable. Starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. In this film, the magic is in the air with the aroma of chocolate, but Vien's face can be seen grown Amelie.

Mood for Love / Hua yang de nian hua (2000)

"Mood for Love" - art house melodrama Wong Carven, recognized as one of the most outstanding achievements of world cinema over the past decade. The tape is completely endearing its softness, extraordinary beauty and sensuality. The action takes place in colonial Hong Kong in 1962. Chow and Su (Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung), who live in neighboring apartments, know that their second halves having an affair. What do they do? Maybe revenge? But they're not. This discreet eroticism where desire is saved in complete secrecy. Love forever remain a mystery.

Much of the narrative in this film lies in the unspoken communication characters through body language and implicit allusions. Su as shy as Amelie and longs for the life that escapes from it. Bright colors, especially colors of gowns Su, just as important as the palette in the "Amelie."

Frances Ha / Frances Ha (2012)

Noah Baubo himself wrote to his films clever scenarios of smart people discussing a smart idea. His Quotable and self-important characters of the paintings "Forget and remember," "The Squid and the Whale," "Greenberg" repel the audience, producing a cold-cynical impression. The script for "Cute Frances" he co-wrote with the singer starring Greta Gerwig. So instead of a depressive hipster this time the main character - a woman.

Francis by Greta Gerwig - an awkward young lady with a puppy-dog enthusiasm embarks for his impractical fantasies. This stupefying revelation hurricane exuberant youthful spirit, an ode to the crisis a quarter of life and adulthood. Tautou from Amelie, she is more openness and blind confidence in the unrealizable, but it is one more sign women's role in modern cinema. The error Frances viewer learns your mistakes, its failure cause sympathy, and it wants to celebrate the victory. While in Paris, featured in "Darling Frances" (wonder she went there), this is the opposite of the city Zhone: black and white, boring and uninteresting.

Midnight in Paris / Midnight in Paris (2011)

Woody Allen, who directed the box office hit, using elements of fantasy and magic realism, to help the audience better understand their characters. The protagonist of this comedy-melodrama - Gil Pender, a writer who goes with his girlfriend in Paris and suddenly carried in 1920. "City of Lights" appears romantic place awash in rich warm colors. Shooting was carried out on 35 mm film Kodak, then the material was held digital processing using Digital Intermediate technology. The film is simply gorgeous. Toward the end it leads the viewer to believe that perhaps dreamers sometimes need to become realistic, but it does not mean that they can no longer dream.

Adrian eccentric dreamer by Marion Cotillard - the very romantic person, which can be compared with Amelie. Both French actress Cotillard and Tautou are tired of the constant comparisons, but nothing can be done about it.

The Brothers Bloom / The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Adventurers brothers Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody), along with a beautiful and eccentric heiress Penelope (Rachel Weisz) form the core of this film penetrated by surrealism. The crime comedy Ryan Johnson is an element of "Amelie", which is almost impossible to replicate. It lies in the fact that the film's structure is made up of various strands, which, although linked, are separate short stories. One thread is longer and more meaningful the other - the longest connected with the mysterious man in the photo, the final disclosure of which connects everything. A socially not adapted Penelope could be appropriate, although the UK, replacing Amelie.

Big Fish / Big Fish (2003)

Tim Burton with great talent brings to his movies mystery and magic that we can observe in the "big fish". Pragmatic Will not appreciate the history of his father, a great pass for a swindler. But the closer the death, the more the old man wants to infect his son a love of stories. First Will separates fact from fiction in the fantastic stories of his father, but eventually sees the value in his tales, he realizes that they have more truth than he thought. This is the most vivid and colorful work of Burton permeated with magic and surrealism that makes it so special, and consonant "Amelie." Both pictures are not typical of their filmographies directors suddenly gone from the shadows and reveal their romantic side.

Millennium Actress / Sennen joyû (2001)

All the work by Satoshi Kon in his own fabulous, but the "Millennium Actress" costs are much higher. It's less cynical than "Perfect sadness" (1998), and relies more on reality than the "Paprika" (2006). This anime-style "film within a film" about how an elderly recluse actress-interviewed about her career. In the story of the former diva interwoven memories of real-life stories from life and the roles that she played in completely different genres - from samurai movies to science fiction.

Through all the confusion in her memoirs passes one aspiration, which the actress had lived all his life: it seeks to return the key to the artist fell in love many years ago. The "Millennium Actress" present their own share of bizarre postmodern and this fantastic story is comparable to "Amelie".

The Double Life of Veronique / La Double vie de Veronique (1991)

Krzysztof Kieslowski made this film after high otsenonnogo "Decalogue" and the famous movie series "Three Colors". "The Double Life of Veronique" and very different from the previous one, and from subsequent work auteur. She was taken in a soft and almost in a positive way. Perhaps the fall of the Iron Curtain for a short period raised structure of the Polish director.

In this fantastic drama of two remarkably similar young women live in two different countries - Veronica in Poland and Veronique in France. Roles performed both Irene Jacob, which was named best actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991. The director said that the subject of this film, "the realm of superstition, divination, premonitions, dreams - what is the inner life of the individual and that the most difficult to capture on film." And this definition resonates with Amelie, living world of their own dreams, memories and fantasies.

Bonus - ten more films with a similar sentiment:

1. "AHP Erech" Roald Dahl / Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)

Rating Forums - inadequate assessments; IMDb - 7

2. The Young and Prodigious Spivet / The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

Rating Forums - 7, 4; IMDb - 7, 1

3. Artist / The Artist (2011)

Rating Forums - 7, 9; IMDb - 7, 9

4. Toast / Toast (2010)

Rating Forums - 6, 9; IMDb - 6, 7

5. Carefree / Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

Rating Forums - 6, 6; IMDb - 7

6. Miss Pettigrew / Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)