Amelie - Audrey Tautou

(aka 'Amélie' or 'Amélie des Abbesses' or 'Amelie from Montmartre' or 'Amelie of Montmartre' or 'Die Fabelhafte Welt der Amelie' or 'The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain' )

directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
France 2001

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Theatrical Release: April 25th, 2001 - Belgium

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DVD Comparison:

Miramax - Region 1 / 4 - NTSC vs. Momentum - Region 2 - PAL

Big Thanks to Rob Dunkley and Paul Leeming for the PAL screen captures

(Miramax - Region 1+ 4 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Momentum - Region 2 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Miramax Region 1 / 4 - NTSC	Momentum Region 2 - PAL
Runtime	2:01:40	1:56:32
Video	2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.89 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 7.87 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Miramax
Bitrate: Momentum
Audio	French (Dolby Digital 5.1)	French (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (DTS 5.1)
Subtitles	English, Spanish and none (can't change on the fly), Close Captioned Hearing impaired	English, Spanish, French and none
Features	Release Information: Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1 Edition Details: • Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen • The "Look of Amélie" (English) Featurette • Fantasies of Audrey Tautou (French with English subtitles) • Q & A with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (English) • Q & A with Director and Cast (French with English subtitles) • Auditions -- Audrey Tautou, Urbain Cancelier, Yolande Moreau (French with English subtitles) • Storyboard Comparison • An Intimate Chat with Jean-Pierre Jeunet (French with English subtitles) • Home Movies - "Inside the Making of Amélie" (French with English subtitles) • The Amélie Scrapbook -- "Behind the Scenes," French Poster Concepts • Widescreen anamorphic format • Number of discs: 2 DVD Release Date: December 2002 Keep Case Chapters 17	Release Information: Studio: Momentum Pictures Home Ent Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1 Edition Details (Single Disc): • Director Commentary (in English) The Single Disc version released first by Momentum. They have subsequently released a two disc version with more Extra Features. The film disc is the same on both versions. The single disk also includes a mini booklet. The two disc version contains the following Extras: Edition Details (Double Disc): • Audio Commentary • Trailers • TV Spots • Outtakes • Multi-Angle Script to Screen • Behind the Scenes Stills • Q&A With Director and Cast • Interview with Director • Screen Tests • Making of Home Video • Gnome Polaroids DVD Release Date: 15 April, 2002 Keep Case Chapters 16
Comments:	UPDATE: Well, director Jeunet is known for tinting his films with green palette, but I feel the Region2 Momentum disc has an excess of this tinting. It is sharper though. The Director commentary on the Momentum single disc discusses extras that aren’t actually on the disc. Bottom line: We like the PAL image better. *- Gary W. Tooze*

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