Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

2025 [FRENCH]

Action / Animation / Family

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 97% · 79 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 3157 3.2K

Director

Top cast

Page Leong as Kashima-san (English)
Haylee Issembourg as Juliette
Isaac Schoumsky as André
Laetitia Coryn as Danièle, the mother
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710.47 MB
1280*690
French 2.0
PG
24 fps
1 hr 17 min
Seeds 46
1.42 GB
1920*1036
French 5.1
PG
24 fps
1 hr 17 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by marclenglet80 7 / 10

Amélie and the Metaphysics of Tubes: Childhood in Technicolor

Amélie Nothomb didn't strike me as the easiest writer to translate for children, even though in Metaphysics of Tubes she romanced her earliest memories, particularly those involving her Japanese nurse, to whom she owed boundless admiration. The thematic heart of the story is precisely this transition: from the "God-tube," an infant entirely self-centered on primal needs, absorbing everything but retaining nothing, to the little girl who, accumulating positive and negative experiences, gradually opens herself to the world, its concepts, emotions, and sensations.More than the touching bond between the girl and her caretaker - emphasised more heavily in the novel - what stands out in this adaptation is the visual feast: the explosion of shapes and colours once the child emerges from her vegetative meditation upon discovering chocolate, the shimmering pastels evoked by even the smallest stroll in the garden, the veil of dreamlike or lucid fantasy that overlays each new discovery. These elements can't yet be fully understood, but their reinterpretation occupies a vital place in Amélie's imagination.This animated adaptation positions itself somewhere between a children's film and an adult one. Despite a singular aesthetic direction that won't please everyone, it delivers sheer delight for the eyes while judiciously retaining enough of the author's words to let the adaptation breathe without burden. It's brief, perhaps, but more than enough to say everything that needs to be said.
Reviewed by valemas 8 / 10

Animation like few have done it

The story is moving, heavy with symbolism. Funny, sad, confusing, truly the world seen by a child.Well written script that feels like reading a novel and listening to someone's story at the same time. Very metaphor heavy.The best part is the animation. The small things are given so much detail as to make the world feel real. The painterly style is unique and you can see how much work went into every single frame. The expressive faces, the landscapes, the complex settings, the color theory ... both artistically and technically impressive.Worth a watch. Family friendly feel good movie with some real depth.
Reviewed by teufreitas 7 / 10

The Rain, the Child, and the Divine

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