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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
“When you're three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.”
7.9 / 10• 2025• 1h 17m•PG• French
AnimationDramaFamily
Storyline
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
Cast & Crew
LC
Loïse Charpentier
Amélie (voice)
LeadVG
Victoria Grobois
Nishio-San (voice)
Yumi Fujimori
Kashima-San (voice)
Cathy Cerda
Claude the Grandmother (voice)
Marc Arnaud
Patrick the Father (voice)
LC
Laëtitia Coryn
Daniele the Mother (voice)
HI
Haylee Issembourg
Juliette (voice)
IS
Isaac Schoumsky
André (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Maïlys Vallade's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
