This document contains tasks and questions about the movie "Amelie". It is divided into multiple sections based on parts of the movie. Some of the tasks include answering questions about Amelie's relationship with her parents, her hobbies, characters she aids in the movie, and important ideas conveyed in the film. Students are asked to reflect on themes like bringing joy to others' lives and finding beauty in simple things. They are also asked to compare Amelie to other characters and explain which ideas from the movie they agree or disagree with.

1. TASK 1: What does the title suggest? (Who is Amelie? What is the movie about? How is the story going to be told? More
ideas…)
TASK 2: After watching: AMELIE – PART 1(Up to 14:00)
Answer these Questions.
A. How is Amelie’s relationship with her parents like?
a. Compare it with nowadays chidren’s to parents’ relationships.
b. What’s your opinion about Amelie’s parents?
B. What are Amelie’s “simple pleasures” in life? Do you share any of them? Do you have any at all?
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Workshop II

2. Say whether you agree or disagree with these sentences.
a. If Amelie hadn’t taken so many photographs, accidents wouldn’t have happened.
b. If Amelie’s mother hadn’t passed away, his father would be more sociable.
c. If Amelie’s heart had been healthy, his father would have travelled around the world.

3. AMELIE – PART 2(Up to 42:10)
TASK 3: After watching:
Answer these Questions.
A. Which person’s death shocks and upsets Amelie?
B. What does she find in her bathroom and what does she do with it?
C. What does the red-haired woman tell Amelie?
D. Where does Amelie meet Nino again?
Matching.
1. If Amelie had asked the old man first, a-…if he hadn’t answered the phone.
2. Bretodau wouldn’t have found the box, b-…she would have gotten1
the boy’s name correctly.
3. Amelie wouldn’t be filled with so much joy, c-…she woul’d have found his red bag.
4. If Amelie hadn’t chased Nico down the street, d-…if she hadn’t aided so many people.

4. AMELIE – PART 3(Up to 1:00:00)
TASK 4: After watching:
Answer these Questions.
A. Which characters does Amelie aid now?
B. Who is the character that appears over and over on the photo album? Discuss who he could be.
C. Why does Amelie records TV scenes? What do they have in common and who are they addressed to, later on?
D. Why does she keep a copy of Collignon’s key? What does she do afterwards?

5. TASK 5: After Watching. MOVIE – PART 4 (Up to 1:44:00)
Answer these Questions:
1. In what other ways could Amelie had contacted Nino?
a. Writing Task 1: Create an SMS, letter, or e-mail, to arrange a meeting. Be creative. (35-50 words)
2. How does Amelie aid Mrs. Wallace (red-haired woman)?
3. To what character in the movie (real or fictional) could Amelie be compared with? (More than one answer is
possible)
4. Who’s the mystery man? (from the photo album)

6. MOVIE – FINAL PART
TASK 6: Important ideas from the film.
Choose two ideas with which you agree with and one which you are not all in agreement and explain why.
• This movie is a modern fairy tale like Snow White or Cinderella.UK
• This movie reminds us that the beauty of life lies in simple things.
• The movie encourages us to think that one can change the lives of others.
• This movie makes us reflect on the role of parents in the education of children.
• This movie is simply a love story.
NOTE:
(“Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain”) Worksheet containing activities to be done with this beautiful French movie. It is advisable that you see it in its
original language, using subtitles.
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