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    Café des Deux Moulins (Paris, France)

    The Café des Deux Moulins remains one of the mythical places of the Montmartre district in Paris. Sometimes a bar or neighbourhood café filled with regulars, sometimes a bistro with traditional home cooking based on fresh produce, it is most famous for its central role in the film AMÉLIE (2001) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

    photo of a corner café with red awning
    The Café des Deux Moulins (picture: Pietro Izzo)

    In the film, Amélie Poulain works as a waitress in the café, where her boss Suzanne dreams of her past life in the circus, and co-worker Gina rebuffs the attentions of her jealous ex-boyfriend Joseph. Amélie’s life is fairly happy, but it’s narrow until things take an unexpected turn …

    The film was an audience favourite and a smashing international success, winning four European Film Awards (Film, Director, Cinematographer and the People’s Choice Award), two BAFTAs (Original Screenplay and Production Design) and four French César Awards (Film, Director, Original Music and Production Design).

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