It's called a reality check. The last thing Amélie wants
No 196 - Amelie Director - Jean-Pierre Jeunet I have just been to France for a week. Which was lovely. Wherein I decided, rather than sitting indoors with a DVD player I should go to the pool. Reintroduce my self to Ping Pong . Sip fine red wines as I read American Gods . Visit Cognac and stare in disbelief at 200 year old bottles of booze which cost upwards of £1,500. So I did all these things and I returned to England. I sit in my Putney home feeling fully Francophillic with nothing worth drinking but a bottle of White wine. Therefore it seemed a butch and manly evening of plonk and Amelie was in order. Or to give it its full name (which is never used for some reason) The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain . Or... to give it its actual proper and real name Le fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain . Before I start talking about the film, I want to mention the oddness of the stock from which it emerged. By which I don't mean I'm going to get hideously geeky about negatives...