Amélie (Audrey Tautou)’s Timeline and Summary

Amélie is born.
Amélie is raised by two distant parents and entertains herself with her own imagination. When her mother dies, her father becomes even more distant.
As an adult, Amélie discovers an old tin full of toys in her bathroom. She vows to return the tin to its owner.
After Amélie finds the owner—and changes his life—she decides to do good deeds for everyone in her life.
Amélie takes her dad's gnome and sends it around the world with a flight attendant friend to inspire her father to take a trip of his own.
Amélie fixes up Georgette and Joseph, the two most miserable people in the café.
Amélie plays cruel pranks on Collignon the grocer to get revenge on him for his mean treatment of Lucien, his employee.
And Amélie leaves tapes for Mr. Dufayel, who cannot leave his apartment.
Mr. Dufayel encourages Amélie to pursue a boy she likes name Nino Quincampoix.
Amélie finds Nino's lost photo album and devises a scheme to return it to him without actually having to interact with him.
Nino wants to meet Amélie, but she keeps playing games with him.
Finally, Nino speaks to Amélie's coworker Gina and finds Amélie's address.
Nino visits Amélie, but she doesn't answer the door. She's too scared.
Mr. Dufayel sends Amélie a tape telling her to go for it—and by it, we mean Nino, of course.
Amélie can leave her apartment, unlike Dufayel, so she needs to take full advantage of it.
She does, bumping right into Nino, and it's instant love.