ANGEL-A

GENRE:  Comedy/ Fantasy/ Romance
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Rie Rasmussen, Jamel Debbouze
DIRECTOR:  Luc Besson
WRITER:  Luc Besson

PLOT:  When a scam artist down on his luck and in the dangerous position of owing one of the most ruthless mob boss money he decides to stand on a bridge and plunge to his death, what stops him?  A tall beautiful blond standing on the bridge who is also about to plunge to her death. 

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Fifth Element, The Professional, La Femme Nikita

 

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NOTE:  Perhaps Luc Besson has a thing for women with special powers, similar to "Fifth Element" there's an element of super-hero woman in "Angel-A".  The biggest mystery throughout the entire film is, 'who is Angela?'.  One of Luc Besson's less known and less extravagant films but just as great in style and story "Angel-A" is a must watch for Luc Besson fans... and if you don't know who Luc Besson is you should begin getting to know him by watching this one.

AMELIE

GENRE:  Foreign/Romance
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovits, Lorella Cravotta, Jamel Debbouze, Dominique Pinon
DIRECTOR:  Jean-Pierre Jeunet
WRITER:  Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

PLOT:  A young lady in Paris takes to doing-good and is on a mission to find the owner of a long-lost box filled with memorabelia, on the way she meets a mysterious photo booth man and a game of cat & mouse ensues.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  A Very Long Engagement, Chocolat, Alice In Wonderland by Tim Burton

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