Amelie Characters

Amelie Poulain - a young woman who had grown up isolated from other children as she was believed to have a heart disease. Her mother died at a young age and her father became very unsociable. Feeling lonely pushed Amelie to have a very active imagination. Now she is 23 years old, and lives alone in a flat, working as a waitress in a cafe in Montmartre. She finds a treasure box and makes herself a promise: if she finds the owner of treasure box and he is happy, then she will devote her life to help bring happiness to others.  

Nino (Amelie's love interest) - he was also an outcast as a child and got bullied at school.

Amandine (Amelie’s Mother) - A mother to Amelia and a teach who died at a young age due to a tourist committing suicide and landing on top of her from the roof of a church. 

Raphael (Amelie’s Father) - A lonely widow who is very unsociable and spends all his time at home, he sorts out his garden and gnome.

Suzanne (Café Owner) - The manager of the cafe and Amelies boss.

Georgette (Tobacconist) - She is a hypochondriac who is constantly ill.

Gina (Waitress) - A coleage of Amelie who is constantly being stalked by her ex boyfriend, Joseph. She is known as being very tough.

Hopolito (Writer) - another regular at the cafe who is a struggling poet.

Joseph (Regular at Café) - The ex boyfriend of Gina who is always at the cafe, recording her every move. He give a sense of creep to the cafe but brings humour to the movie as a whole.

Philomene (Stewardess) - Amelie looks after her cat for her, as she is always travelling due to her job.

Raymond Dufayel (Glass Man) - Amelie's neighbour who paints the same picture by Renoi every year. He says there is one girl in the picture who's facial expression and emotion he can never get right and that it's like the girl has never played with other children. Amelie then responds with maybe the girl is different to other children. (this is a reference to Amelie's childhood) He is known as the glass man because of his brittle bone condition and seems quite gruff. 

Madeleine Wallace  (Concierge) - the concierge/land lady for the flats where Amelie lives. Amelie goes to her to find out who used to live in her apartment 50 years ago (so she can find out who owns the treasure box) and ends up finding out a lot about Madeleine. She is a divorcee who's husband left her for another woman. He then fled to America with the woman and died. Madeleine talks about how her name has meaning of water and tears and seems quite depressing while reading Amelie a letter from her husband. 

Collignon (Grocer) - he has been living in that area for a long time and knows many people. He is quite a mean and rude boss to his assistant, Lucian. Collignin's mother is the one who tells Amelie the name of the person who lived in her flat 50 years ago (the owner of the treasure box).

Lucien  (Grocer’s Assistant) - Collignon's assistant who is very quiet and soft spoken. He gets bullied by his boss.

Blind Man - Amelie finds him and sees him confused. She helps him cross the road and explains to him what's happening at that moment in time.

Bretodeau (Boy with the treasure) - Amelie finds a hidden treasure box, behind a tile in her bathroom when she is shocked by hearing the news of princess Diana's death and drops a bottle cap. The cap hits a tile which then falls, and Amelie finds the box hidden behind the tile. She goes on a search for Bretodeau and says to herself that if she can return the treasure box to it's origional owner then she will always do good things for other people. She returns the treasure box without Bretodeau knowing it was her.