Last evening I had the opportunity to watch a wonderfully written, directed and acted French film called Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain. When asked if I wanted to see this movie, released as Amélie here in the United States, I was not familiar with it; however, I did recognise the cover image of the main character Amélie Poulain, beautifully portrayed by Audrey Tautou. We follow the mousy-demeanoured character Amélie from the very beginning of her life in order to observe her unusual childhood that will serve to shape this young lady in a way you discover as the present-day bulk of the film progresses.

Aside from being a very clever and cute story about life, love and the lessons learnt as a result of dealing with both, this film somehow captures the essence of enjoying the small things in life and appreciating doing something nice, immaterial in size or grandeur, for a complete stranger. So if you are up for a beautifully cinematographed, cute and subtly humorous picture and do not mind subtitles (ou parlez le français), check this one out.