Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and with special guest Síomha McQuinn, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.
This time, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain.
Amélie Poulain has always been something of a special person, somebody who sees the world in a way that nobody else around her understands. Living a life of quiet desperate, freak events throw Amélie into the life of a complete stranger. The feeling is exciting to Amélie, who takes it as her mission to start meddling in the lives of all those around her. However, Amélie very quickly discovers that such meddling is rarely as tidy as one might hope.
At time of recording, it was ranked the 102nd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 31st May 2023.
- Note: Due to the COVID-19 situation, this episode was recorded remotely. We suspect, going forward that a lot of our episodes will be until the crisis resolves.
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- Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain at The Internet Movie Database.
- The IMDB 250 as it appeared at time of recording.
- Tuesday Blue at Film Inquiry wonders whether Amélie Poulain is a “manic pixie dream girl”, June 2019.
- Meghan O’Keefe at Decider ranks Amélie Poulin among the great “manic pixie dream girls”, July 2014.
- Nathan Rabin renounces the phrase “manic pixie dream girl” at Salon, July 2014.
- Hannah Strong at the BBC considers Amélie in the context of lockdown, September 2021.
- Phil Hoad at The Guardian considers the rise of the “postcard arthouse” film, December 2013.
- Martin Scorsese talks to The Dallas News about how he almost became a priest, January 2017.
- Danny Boyle talks to The Telegraph about how he almost became a priest, January 2009.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks to IndieWire about moving from French to American cinema, December 2015.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks to The Independent about making Alien Resurrection, October 2022.
- Michael Kennedy at ScreenRant consiers the extended cut of Alien Resurrection, June 2020.
- Justin Hickey at Open Letters Review considers Joss Whedon’s criticisms of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s direction of Alien Resurrection, June 2012.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks to The Los Angeles Times about wanting to make a sincere film with Amélie, November 2001.
- David Gritten at The Los Angeles Times considers the unlikely path that Amélie followed to massive international acclaim, October 2001.
- Steve Daly at Entertainment Weekly considers the critical and commercial success of Amélie, November 2001.
- Audrey Tautou talks to The Guardian about the complicated relationship between the French press and Amélie, April 2013.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet reflects to The A.V. Club about the success and resonance of Amélie, October 2001.
- Sharon Waxman at The Washington Post considers Amélie as a cure for “anthrax anxiety”, November 2001.
- The Globe and Mail reports from the premiere of Amélie at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 2001.
- David Carr at New York Magazine profiles Harvey Weinstein as “the Emperor Miramaximus”, October 2001.
- Scott Tobais at Backstage reflects on the legacy of Miramax as a cultural force, November 2019.
- Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline reports on Intouchables breaking the box office records of Amélie, September 2012.
- Elvis Mitchell at The New York Times considers the racial politics of Amélie, November 2001.
- Serge Kaganski at Libération considers the racial and social politics of Amélie, May 2001.
- Adam Dawtrey and Alison James at Variety report on Miramax’s plans for an Oscar push around Amélie, August 2001.
- Ed Gonzales at Slant considers the cynicism of Amélie as a Miramax release, October 2001.
- Peter Bradshaw reviews Amélie for The Guardian, October 2001.
- David Ng at The Los Angeles Times reports on plans for an Amélie musical, June 2016.
- Daryl H. Miller at The Los Angeles Times reports on the musical adaptation of Amélie, December 2016.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet confesses to The Guardian that he only sold the rights for the Amélie musical to donate to charity, August 2013.
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet confesses that the lead role in Amélie was originally written for Emily Watson, November 2001.
- Marie Lodi at Who What Wear considers Amélie’s iconic haircut, April 2021.
- Audrey Tautou talks to The New York Times about her later career as a photographer, June 2017.
- The New York Times offers a slideshow of Audrey Tautou’s recent photos, June 2017.
- Philosiblog considers Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s argument that “loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction“, February 2012.
- Achrene Sicakyuz at The Los Angeles Times considers the national and international success of Amélie, March 2002.
- Rich Johnson at Bleeding Cool considers the controversy over plans to feature Princess Diana in the comic book X-Statix, March 2020.
- Peter Milligan writes at The Guardian about his decision to cast Princess Diana as a superhero in X-Statix, June 2003.
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