

To go through this, Stephan digs deep into the surreal world of his unconscious, searching for a way to win Stephanie's heart despite his distorted sense of reality.īased on Muriel Barbury's bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Mona Achache's film tells the story of quirky Paloma, an 11 year old girl who, in spite of her intelligence, has grown deeply bored of her life with her bourgeois parents.

When he falls for his neighbor Stéphanie, this becomes an obstacle for the two of them. Starring a young Gael García Bernal and a dashing Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gondry's follow-up to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) tells the story of eccentric Stephan, a young man who can't tell apart the real world from his fantasies. The Science Of Sleep (2006), Michel Gondry Yet, there are dozens of movies that are as quirky, artful, and heartwarming as Amélie. Whether you like its French straight-forward humor, how it weaves a world that lies between dreams and reality, or how it teaches us that love and sense of purpose are found in the most unexpected places, you'll surely be delighted to watch any of the following films. There's no doubt that this Jean-Pierre Jeunet film about a girl who tries to help those around her as they go through life is one of a kind. Anybody can find something to love, whether you are enamoured by the young and charming Audrey Tatou, its splendidly warm photography, its lavish art direction and production design, or the quirkiness of its characters and the thrilling melodies of Yann Tiersen. We've all grown to become obsessed with it.
