Amelie

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On September 19th, I was lucky enough to be offered a ticket to see Amelie at the Berkeley repertory theater. The show opened on August 29th of this year. As a fan of the original movie, I was very skeptical about the idea of a magical movie being turned into a musical. Those fears were laid to rest once I saw the unique additions that the musical led by the direction of Pam Mackinnon, added to separate itself from the film. Amelie is a film that that is built around very beautiful and unique cinematography that ties into the vast imagination of it's titular character. The biggest difference between the film and the musical is the production design. Where as the film has a vast and vivid feel to the cinematography, the musical, designed by David Zinn, is the antithesis of the film's look. I was surprised and pleased by the fact that the show did not try and use a more elaborate stage design and instead opted to go with a simplistic …show more content…
While Crawford's performance is endearing and great for her age, Barks' performance steals the show. Tautou and Barks' interpretations of Amelie are so different from one another that comparing them would be unfair to either actress. The film version of Amelie was played much more childlike and cartoonish while the musical version of Amelie feels much more mature, which may be attributed to the difference between the English and French languages. Bark's Amelie, along with the rest of the do not speak in French or even speak in a French accent. Amelie's love interest(Nino) is played by Adam-Chanler-Jones, who shares a considerable amount of chemistry with Barks. The acting between the two is much less cartoonish as the Nino/Amelie relationship is portrayed in the film. The biggest difference between the show and the film is the fact that this show is a musical where as the film did not feature dialogue sung by the

Amelie And Amores Perros: Film Analysis

not pay attention to those details. Cinema is an art that operates on a global scale, each film representing diverse aspects of our society and its characteristics, different countries and cultures. In this paper two films are compared, Amelie and Amores Perros. Amelie is a French film about a girl who lives in Paris that one day decides to help others…

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media narrative Essay

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Le Fabulain

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Karen Horney's The Distrust Between The Sexe

someone and being loved, which is one of the characteristics that reside in our human nature. Formerly, the concept of projection allows us to examine the behavior and pinpoint the possible origins of the conduct of the main character in the movie “Amélie” by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With this in mind, we can make assumptions to explain of the why of her actions and understand what elements led her to the complex personality that she adopts from her early childhood days to her late young adult life. To…

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Mise En Scene

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Henri Matisse Research Paper

supplies to keep him busy. Initially he painted still lives and landscapes. As an art student he made copies of four of chard’s paintings. John Peter Russell had became Matisse’s teacher explaining the color theory to Matisse. He married Amelie in January of 1898. Amelie and Matisse ha two children of their own, Jean, born 1899, and Pierre, born 1900. With the model he had a daughter, Marguerite, born 1894, who they also raised. But, ended their long marriage…

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Essay In the Castle of My Skin

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Juliah's Key Comprehension Questions

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Professor Brand from NASA asked Cooper to become part of the mission to find other planets capable of sustaining life since Earth is already dying. Hathaway plays Amelie, Professor Brand’s daughter who joined Cooper in his mission. They have to find a new home while beating the countdown towards the end of life on Earth. One of the interesting part here is that McConaughey’s choice to save mankind has broke her daughter’s…

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