54% The success of Delicatessen (1991) even surprised Jeunet and Caro themselves but they took advantage of that in order to finally make their almost 10 year-old project! A real magical potion, which won innumerable awards in the whole world including 4 Césars (therefore Jeunet won his fifth and sixth Césars!). 92%, Bruno Delbonnel Takes Top Honors at 19th ASC Awards. This latest film from French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and 'Hugo' stereographer Demetri Portelli is an amazing thing to behold. For this movie Jeunet and Caro divided responsibilities with the former guiding the actors and the latter coordinating the artistic elements. Published: 25 Feb 2010 . (He’s a self-taught filmmaker.) Pierre-Jacques Bénichou has worked as casting director on all Jeunet's films except for Alien Resurrection, when there was a Hollywood casting director in place. Il a réalise un film de 2'25'' pour le parfum Chanel N°5, dans lequel il retrouve sa comédienne fétiche Audrey Tautou. This project took more than 4 more years to be carried out but the movie turned out enormous: The City of Lost Children (1995) was a black tale and was so innovative at this period that they needed to create new software for the special effects (mostly made by Pitof). Sometimes drawing comparisons to Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam, but retaining a truly distinctive aesthetic sense and vision, Jeunet emerged as an important artist whose approach and imagination were best served by projects that allowed him to indulge his creative potential with a minimum of front office interference. The success of Delicatessen (1991) even surprised Jeunet and Caro themselves but they took advantage of that in order to finally make their almost 10 year-old project! Subsequent productions displayed Jeunet's now customary visual strengths, supplemented by dark and often unusual humor, with tones alternating between playful, sweet, dangerous and even nightmarish. Released stateside as simply Amelie, the film showed Jeunet more comfortable with his distinct visual style than ever, with the darkness that had enshrouded his previous films shifting toward a brighter, more optimistic outlook. (This movie also marked their first collaboration with Gilles Adrien who later wrote the story of their two feature movies with them).

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BAFTA Film AwardBest Screenplay - Original Amelie (English Subtitled) (2002). At the same time he met designer/drawer Marc Caro with whom he made two short animation movies: L'évasion (1978) and Le manège (1981), the latter winning a César for the best short movie. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011). While the film was supposed to be suitable for children, some considered it "dark", to which Jeunet and Caro replied that it was no more "dark" than Pinocchio (1940) or Bambi (1942). 92% Jeunet intended for this film to be in 3D from get get-go, so every single frame of film is shot with 3D composition in mind. Select the department you want to search in, Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Jeunet, Jean-Pierre 1955– PERSONAL: Born September 3, 1955, in Roanne, Loire, France; married Liza Sullivan.Education: Studied animation at Cinémation Studios. A real magical potion, which won innumerable awards in the whole world including 4 Césars (therefore Jeunet won his fifth and sixth Césars!). But these critics didn't stop the movie from being successful and when the movie gained them further attention, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood called them. Il est fait Chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'Honneur en 2006. Though some critics were left scratching their heads over the plot, The City of Lost Children's rapturous visuals impressed audiences and turned it into another cult hit for Jeunet and Caro. Topped off by winsome star Audrey Tautou, Amélie broke box office records in France, won several European Film awards and redeemed Jeunet as an art house darling in the U.S. photo credit: Dominique Charriau/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, Il réalise des clips, des publicités et des courts-métrages dès la fin des années 1970, mais le succès ne viendra qu'avec le long-métrage.

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But these critics didn't stop the movie from being successful and when the movie gained them further attention, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood called them.