Bruno Delbonnel, AFC
Amélie

Bruno Delbonnel, AFC won the European Film Award for his collaboration with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet on the stylishly expressionistic film Amélie. Delbonnel had previously worked with Jeunet on several short films and various commercials. His other narrative credits include The Cat's Meow, Marie, Nonna, la vierge et moi, C'est jamais loin, and Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes (which translates as Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents). This is the first Academy Award nomination for Delbonnel, who also received his first ASC Outstanding Achievement Award nomination for this film.

Amélie is a shy young Parisian woman whose life if transformed when she discovers a child's hidden treasure box. Inspired by the owner's joy when she returns it, Amélie becomes a secret do-gooder, bringing happiness to the lives of those around her. Her attraction to a timid young man, however, leaves her wondering if she will be able to find the same joy in her own life.

"We wanted the whole film to look very warm with very rich colors…. We wanted to go for an almost storybook feel."

 

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