Amélie Isolation Quotes

The distance between Amélie and her father is pretty much at the root of Amélie's personality. It's both cause and effect: Amélie's lonely because her father doesn't show affection, and when he does show affection, he thinks she's defective, so he ends up isolating her further.

Amélie is the opposite of a party gal. We're told that she lives quietly among these people, and this is an understatement. Throughout the movie, we rarely see any of the people speak to each other at all.

Of course, most boyfriends are a letdown (sorry, guys), but this is a little foreshadowing as to Amélie's relationship with Nino, which will not be a letdown.