Cannes 2025: Animated Movie 'Little Amélie' is a Wonderful Delight

In the last few years, the Cannes Film Festival continues to discover amazing little animation films that hide within the line-up. I'm always glad to stumble across them and enjoy them and talk about them even when few others seem to be taking the time to watch any of them here. Little Amélie is 2025's most wonderful animation discovery – playing in the Special Screenings section at the festival this summer. Made in France, Little Amélie is absolutely sensational. It left me in awe – and it's only 75 minutes long. Japan's animation maestro Hayao Miyazaki would love this film. It's precisely the kind of heartfelt little story he enjoys telling - a mesmerizing, vibrant, magical story of a 3 year old girl exploring the world for the first time while living in Japan. Her experiences with nature and animals and her family and her Japanese caretaker and the world around her are perfectly visualized in a unique animation style. I need to rave about this one – it's a delight. // Continue Reading ›

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