Amelie 2001  R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Romance
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Yolande Moreau, Artus de Penguern, Urbain Cancelier, Dominique Pinon, Maurice Benichou, Claude Perron, Michel Robin, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, James Debbouze, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty
Amelie (Audrey Tautou), a shy waitress working in the Montmarte section of Paris, begins meddling in the lives of those around her. While the result is brighter lives for those she touches, Amelie is forced to face her own loneliness and must find enough confidence to pursue Nino Quincampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz) in her quest for love. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Foreign-Language Film.
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The Page Turner 2006  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Denis Dercourt
Cast: Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine Citti, Jacques Bonnaffe, Antoine Martynciow, Julie Richalet, Martine Cevallier, Andre Marcon, Ariele Butaux
While taking her conservatory entrance exam, aspiring pianist Melanie Prouvost is distracted when one of the judges, Ariane (Catherine Frot), signs an autograph for a fan. Melanie's loss of concentration results in her failing the test and ends her dream for a music career. Years later, Jean Fouchecourt (Pascal Greggory)–who is a senior partner in the law firm for which Melanie is a file clerk–hires Melanie to be his son's live-in nanny. Jean's wife turns out to be Ariane. But Ariane does not remember Melanie and even employs her as her page turner for the upcoming radio broadcast with her musical trio. Meanwhile, Ariane learns to rely on Melanie who, in turn, waits for the right moment to exploit the situation.
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She's One of Us 2003 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: For She's a Jolly Good Fellow
Director: Siegrid Alnoy
Cast: Sasha Andres, Catherine Mouchet, Carlo Brandt, Eric Caravaca, Pierre-Felix Graviere, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jacques Spiesser, Mireille Roussel, Dominique Valadie, Clotilde Mollet
Temp-worker Christine Blanc (Sasha Andres) has problems fitting into the protocol of any workplace and spends much of her time wandering around the streets observing people. Then she begins acting the part of a "normal" person. But what really lies behind Christine's personality change? Could it be murder?
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| 1. Amelie (2001)
2. The Page Turner (2006)
3. She's One of Us (2003)
aka: For She's a Jolly Good Fellow
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