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On a sparkling evening in July,while on the beaches, holidaymakersrelax in the new-found sun, and in Paris the sweltering crowds gaze at the first burstsof the traditional fireworks. Amélie Poulain,godmother of outcasts, Madonna of the unloved, finally succumbs to exhaustion. In Paris' grief-stricken streets, a vast throng of mournersline her funeral route in silence with the measureless sorrowof newly orphaned children. What a strange destiny for one who gave her all, yet took such joyin life's simple pleasures. Like Don Quixote,she pitted herself against the grinding windmillof all life's miseries
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On a sparkling evening in July,while on the beaches,
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holidaymakersrelax in the new-found sun,
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and in Paris the sweltering crowds
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gaze at the first burstsof the traditional fireworks.
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Amélie Poulain,godmother of outcasts,
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Madonna of the unloved,
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finally succumbs to exhaustion.
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In Paris' grief-stricken streets,
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a vast throng of mournersline her funeral route
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in silence with the measureless sorrowof newly orphaned children.
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What a strange destiny for one
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who gave her all,
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yet took such joyin life's simple pleasures.
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Like Don Quixote,she pitted herself
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against the grinding windmillof all life's miseries.
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Movie Summary
Amélie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love.
