The success of the French film Amelie goes on and on. The film from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was last year's most popular cinematic release in France but it was also well-received elsewhere. It was ...

The soundtrack to Amelie easily ranks as one of the greatest cinematic soundscapes in the past 10 years, thanks to award-winning French composer Yann Tiersen. (How can you listen to that and not want ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When composer Yann Tiersen listens to the intricate piano soundtrack from french film Amelie, his reaction is not like many: he groans ...

The film Amélie returns as a film concert at the Grand Rex on June 10 and 11, 2026, with the Yellow Socks Orchestra.

In 2001, North America fell in love with Amelie, the movie about a shy French waitress with the impish smile who stole her father’s garden gnome, played tricks on a grocer and mended the hearts of ...

Twenty years on, the quirky romantic comedy is as iconic and timely as ever. Hannah Strong explores the film's unique appeal, and why its moments of magic are so right for now. Twenty years ago, a ...

Two of this week’s Great Reads were about music, which in my book means it was a good week for the Great Reads. (Hmm, maybe I can organize a musical theme for the entire week sometime...) But the two ...

Yann Tiersen has been moved ahead to the 7:55-8:45 slot at the Mojave tent that would have featured Gary Numan. Tiersen is a respected composer and multi-instrumentalist, but most of you probably know ...