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French Actors - Audrey Tautou

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French Actors - Audrey Tautou

Amelie Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Pierre Jeunet creates a world of color, movement, romance and whimsy in a film that became a sensation in France and charmed audiences around the world. Audrey Tautou is delightful as a spirited waitress determined to help those around her find love and happiness, although her own romantic adventure proves to be a challenging one. Light as a feather, Amelie presents an idealized Paris that was shot on location, but which, through visual effects and eye-catching art direction, has the fantasized look of a Hollywood soundstage. Actor-director Mathieu Kassovitz co-stars as Amelie's love interest. A Cesar Award-winner for Best Film, Director, Music and Production Design. Letterboxed, 16x9 widescreen, closed-captioned; the 2-disc set includes several behind-the-scenes segments, interviews with director and cast, audition footage, trailers and TV spots, storyboard comparisons, music video, and much more. DVD in French with English subtitles; France/Germany, 2001, 122 mins. DVD $37.95

Baby Blues Paule Zajderman Vincent Winterhalter and Audrey Tautou (Amelie) star in twisted tale about the seedy underbelly of provincial French town. When a detective stumbles across the skeleton of an infant, the investigation of the child's death leads him into a world of strange characters and shady dealings. With Francois Berleand. Based on a novel by Pascale Basset-Chercot. Also known as Le Boiteux: Baby Blues. In French with English subtitles. France, 1999, 90 mins. DVD $44.95

Dirty Pretty Things Stephen Frears A Nigerian (Chiwetel Ejiofor) living in London is thrust into the underground world of illegal organ smuggling in this offbeat, gritty thriller that not only delivers fine suspense, but also provides a startling look at immigrant-life in London. Medically trained, but working as a taxi driver and a hotel clerk, Okwe (Ejiofor) finds his life and livelihood threatened after finding a human heart in the hotel's bathroom. Unable to go to the police because of his illegal alien status, Okwe investigates the grim situation with the help of his roommate, Turkish alien Senay (Amelie's Audrey Tautou, in her English-language debut), with hopes that they might benefit financially from their findings. Great Britain, 2003, 107 mins. DVD $44.95

God Is Great and I'm Not Pascale Bailly Audrey Tautou is "as morning-glory exuberant as she was in Amelie" (Kate Sullivan, LA Weekly) in this charming romantic comedy by first-time director Pascale Bailly. Tautou plays a quirky model with confused spiritual interests who seeks religious peace of mind while in a love affair with a non-practicing Jew. In French with English subtitles. France, 2001, 95 mins. DVD $44.95

Happenstance Laurent Firode Audrey Tautou (Amelie) stars in this whimsical romantic fantasy about two lovers drawn together by fate and a dizzying series of events that it takes for their paths to finally cross again. "It brims with the charm, wisdom and light touch that have endeared French films to international audiences for more than a century" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). In French with English subtitles. France, 2000, 97 mins. DVD $44.95

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (A La Folie...Pas Du Tout) Laetitia Colombani Audrey Tautou returns as the anti-Amelie! Both sides of an ill-fated love affair are put on display in this romantic thriller and ambitious debut film from Laetitia Colombani. Audrey Tautou (Amelie) plays a lovesick art student involved with a married doctor (Samuel Le Bihan). As her affections for the doctor grow more intense and less discreet, his life begins to fall apart. "Wickedly clever" (Rita Kempley, Washington Post). In French with English subtitles. France, 2002, 96 mins. DVD $44.95

L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment) Cedric Klapisch Cedric Klapisch looks at the lives and loves of seven young coeds living in a Barcelona apartment in this entertaining ensemble comedy. Focusing primarily on straight-laced French student, Xavier (Romain Duris), the film follows the naive student's eye-opening experiences with his new roommates from all over Europe, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend (Audrey Tautou). Nominated for six 2002 Cesar Awards, with Cecile de France winning the Best Young Actress Award. Also stars Judith Godreche and Kelly Reilly. In French with English subtitles, withs both full-screen and letterboxed formats; a Spanish language track and subtitles; optional English subtitles. France/Spain, 2003, 122 mins. DVD $44.95

Not on the Lips Alain Resnais Master director Alain Resnais (Hiroshima Mon Amor, Night and Fog) continues his recent spate of delightful musical comedies with this period piece based on a 1925 Parisian Operetta by Andre Barde. The film boasts lush visuals, a farcical tone, and charming lead performances by Sabine Azema, Isabelle Nanty, Audrey Tautou, and Pierre Arditi. "Light, fluffy, and deliciously decadent, [Not on the Lips] has all the indulgent naughtiness of an overstuffed chocolate eclair" (Jamie Russell, BBC). The DVD is letterboxed, and includes trailer, director interviews, comparison of 1925 version and 2003 version, and filmographies. In French with English subtitles. French, 2003, 116 mins. DVD $44.95

Pretty Devils (Voyous Voyelles) Serge Meynard Two years before she captured the hearts of movie fans around the world in Amelie, Audrey Tautou starred in this story of three young women struggling with abandonment issues. Sisters Lea and Aurelie (Olivia Bonamy and Axelle Ade-Pasdeloup) are angry with their mother for taking up with a new man following the death of their father. While conning various neighborhood men, they meet Anne-Sophie (Tautou), whose heart has been broken by an unfaithful lover. The sisters conspire with Anne-Sophie to get even with her ex-boyfriend, but their mischief escalates into real trouble. In French with English subtitles. France, 1999, 95 mins. DVD $37.95

Venus Beauty Institute Tonie Marshall Nathalie Baye stars as a woman wounded by love, whose troubled past justifies her distrust of men. Working in the title beauty salon, she passes on warnings and wisdom to her female co-workers, while her love life is limited to one-night stands. But when a man witnesses her dramatic break-up with a younger lover, he sets out to win her heart. With Mathilde Seigner and Audrey Tautou as co-stars. "...it's awfully entertaining, and it lets you indulge your taste for soapy heartache without leaving you feeling that you have to wash the bubbles out of your mouth" (Charles Taylor, Salon.com). Winner of four Cesar Awards, including Best Film and Director. In French with English subtitles. France, 1999, 105 mins. DVD $37.95

A Very Long Engagement Jean-Pierre Jeunet The star (Audrey Tautou) and director (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) of Amelie reunite for a charming and elegant drama set in a small French village during the waning days of WWI. The whimsical Tautou plays Mathilde, a young woman with a pronounced limp from childhood polio, who anxiously awaits her husband's return from the front lines. When she hears news of his death, Mathilde is loathe to accept it, and sets out with a private detective (Ticky Holgado) to learn the truth. A wholly unusual mix of quirky romanticism and war-time somberness, Jeuneut's film is "a series of pleasures stumbling over one another in their haste to delight us" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). The DVD is a 2-disc Special Edition, and includes additional scenes, director commentary, 4 documentary featurettes, cast and crew interviews, and more. In French with English subtitles. France, 2004, 133 mins. DVD $44.95

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