How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from the French-to-English translated subtitles of Amélie.
Quote #1
NARRATOR: At that moment, on a restaurant terrace nearby, the wind magically made two glasses dance unseen on a tablecloth.
This scene is allegedly something that amazed Jeunet in real life, so he recreated it for the movie.
Quote #2
NARRATOR: Instead, she cultivates a taste for small pleasures: dipping her hand into sacks of grain, cracking crème brulée with a teaspoon, and skipping stones at St. Martin's Canal.
Amélie lives a small life, but that doesn't mean it's boring. She is able to find pleasure in the smallest things, and she seeks them out.
Quote #3
NARRATOR: It's August 29th, in 48 hours, her life will change forever, but she doesn't know it yet.
Does anyone ever know the moment his or her life will change when it actually happens? Amélie will only realize it in retrospect, but part of the amazement of the movie is knowing it's going to happen before she does.