She’ll Change Your Life! AMELIE Screens Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“Amelie has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It’s a perfect moment. A soft light, a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city. A surge of love, an urge to help mankind overcomes her.”

AMELIE plays midnights this weekend (May 4th and 5th ) at the Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Boulevard) as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

AMELIE (2001) could easily be regarded as a romantic comedy. It makes the endless succession of Hollywood romantic comedies look dull and ordinary by comparison, but what a curious pedigree! The director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, gave us bizarre nightmares and post-apocalyptic alienation in DELICATESSEN and CITY OF LOST CHILDREN although it must be said that both of those films include beautiful romantic moments. AMELIE retains some of the surreal elements of the two earlier films, but there is a lightness of spirit about AMELIE that sets it apart and makes it something truly special. Audrey Tautou gives a magnificent performance as the quirky, clever, but intensely shy Amelie. We believe that we truly understand her as she secretly makes changes in the lives of those around her, playing matchmaker for some, bringing unlooked-for happiness, punishing the wicked with impish glee, but when it comes to her own pleasure and happiness, we see her torment and feel her pain as she is unable to make that crucial final step. Don’t miss AMELIE this weekend at The Tivoli!

Admission is $8. The Faceboook invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1994913687498690/

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the rest of this Spring’s ‘Reel Late at the Tivoli’ schedule:

May 11-12      DEEP RED

May 18-19     THE ROOM

May 25-26    HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE