The team at Maybe Movies strikes a distinctive, minimalistic look in order to represent writer Amélie Northomb's formative ...

You could be forgiven for thinking Little Amélie is some sort of prequel to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightfully French 2001 fantasy Amélie. Instead, this animated feature from Maïlys Vallade and ...

Dirs/scr: Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han. France. 2025. 76mins. The awakening consciousness of a little Belgian girl born in Japan is recounted to charming and sometimes profound effect in debut ...

‘Little Amelie’ review: Awards buzz awaits this delightfully dark meditation on life and death from a child’s perspective – Annecy Festival. Skip to main content. Open Mega Menu ...

Annecy Review: ‘Little Amélie’ Could Be This Year’s ‘Flow’ The feature, about a young Belgian girl in Japan in the late 1960s, is utterly enchanting ...

The power is often diluted. This is not the case with “Little Amélie,” particularly with her narration. In the womb, she thinks of herself – and often refers to herself as a god – but throughout the ...

You could be forgiven for thinking Little Amélie is some sort of prequel to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightfully French 2001 fantasy Amélie. Instead, this animated feature from Maïlys Vallade ...

‘Little Amélie’ Review: A White Girl Raised in Japan Shares Her Unforgettable Worldview in Colorful French Cartoon. Peter Debruge. Sat, July 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM UTC. 5 min read.