Watermill theatre, NewburyClever staging and warm performances make this adaptation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film a visual treat Last week's fire at Notre Dame prompted various reflections on French identity. Although a more ephemeral entity, the 2001 film Amélie raised questions about the same theme: was its faux-nostalgic, CGI-ed presentation of 1990s Paris an airbrushing of the city's modern, multicultural identi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on April 21, 2019