Dramas:

Amelie
Girl With a Pearl Earring

Dramas:

Girl with a Pearl Earring

America , 2003
Run Time: 100 min
Color
Directed by Peter Webber

Delft , Holland , 1665. Seventeen-year-old Griet must work to support her family and becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she gradually attracts the master painter's attention. Johannes and Griet must hide their inspiration of each other from his volatile wife Catharina. The wealthy and troublemaking Master van Ruijven senses the intimacy between the artist and his maid and contrives a commission for Vermeer to paint Griet alone. The result will be one of the greatest paintings ever created, but at what cost?

Amelie

France , 2001
Run Time: 122 minutes
Color
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, this magical comedy met overwhelming acclaim nationwide! A painfully shy waitress working at a tiny Paris cafe, Amelie makes a surprising discovery and sees her life drastically changed for the better! From then on, Amelie dedicates herself to helping others find happiness.in the most delightfully unexpected ways! But will she have the courage to do for herself what she has done for others?

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