'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'?

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'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 16:42:45 GMT HELENA MARIA and ingmarhepburn like this

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For me, it's definitely A Very Long Engagement - I don't really understand the fuss around Amélie.

Truth be told, I prefer the short film Jeunet made with Tautou for Chanel to both:

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What's your preference?

JangoB Legend Posts: 11,652 Likes: 10,675	'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 16:50:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JangoB on Sept 29, 2018 16:50:32 GMT I used to LOVE "Amelie" but that's over now (although I still consider it to be excellent). "A Very Long Engagement" is a better picture, and a proper visual masterpiece. I really like both.
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stephen Legend "Not my remains, Al." Posts: 24,704 Likes: 24,972 Member is Online	'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 16:54:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephen on Sept 29, 2018 16:54:01 GMT A Very Long Engagement is a sweeping masterpiece. Amélie is one of the ten most overrated films of all time with one of the most unlikable protagonists ever. It's no contest.
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HELENA MARIA Legend Posts: 11,313 Likes: 7,206	'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 19:08:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HELENA MARIA on Sept 29, 2018 19:08:02 GMT UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANCAILLES
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jimmalone Based Posts: 3,377 Likes: 1,358	'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 19:14:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jimmalone on Sept 29, 2018 19:14:23 GMT I adore both films. Both are full of originality and creativity and just lovely. Both are probably in my Top 50 of all time, I'd give Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles the edge though. At least for now.

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'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 19:23:04 GMT

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Post by ingmarhepburn on Sept 29, 2018 19:23:04 GMT

I love both for different reasons, but I gotta give the edge to Amélie for its originality, for the amazing score, and for being so unpretentious and yet so emotionally resonant. It completely captivated me the first time I saw it, and iit still does after many rewatches.

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'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 19:31:09 GMT

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Post by ibbi on Sept 29, 2018 19:31:09 GMT

I was sooooo hyped when A Very Long Engagement came out, and I was sooooooo disappointed after getting out of it. Rewatches have definitely taken the edge off said disappointment, the good stuff in there is amazing (certain scenes, performances, the look, etc.) but on the basis of these two movies Jeunet and Tautou do brisk and energetic far better than they do slow and ponderous.

Tommen_Saperstein Legend Posts: 17,262 Likes: 11,492 Member is Online	'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 29, 2018 19:35:38 GMT stephen likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Sept 29, 2018 19:35:38 GMT I hated Amélie so much that it scared me away from Jeunet.

cheesecake God Tier Posts: 6,660 Likes: 4,993	'Amélie' or 'A Very Long Engagement'? Sept 30, 2018 2:02:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cheesecake on Sept 30, 2018 2:02:16 GMT Big fan of both but I give Engagement the edge.