I want the name of a movie, foreign-language (I think).  I believe the
title is the name of the main character of the film, a young French
woman who has semi-magical powers to make people happy.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 03 Feb 2006 14:33 PST

Does this sound like your movie?

"Amélie is a shy waitress in a Montmartre café. After returning a
long-lost childhood treasure to a former occupant of her apartment,
and seeing the effect it has on him, she decides to set out on a
mission to make others happy and in the meantime pursues a quirky guy
who collects discarded photo booth pictures."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/plotsummary

If this is the right movie, I'll be glad to post it as your official
answer. If not, it would be very helpful if you could provide a few
additional details, if you can remember anything more.

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Clarification of Question by 1mavrik-ga on 03 Feb 2006 14:52 PST

I think you are exactly correct.  I checked under "Amelie" in IMDB but
could find only a listing for "The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain"
and, after reading the synopsis, decided that wasn't the film.  Still,
after reading the first few sentences of the movie, it is exactly the
one I was trying to find.  I just did not recognize the title.  Wonder
if the title was excised to just "Amelie" in the United States?  IMDB
says otherwise, but I don't remember the longer title.  In any case,
thanks for your help.

I'm glad to have been able to help you identify your movie. This film
was indeed known by the one-word title "Amélie" (or "Amelie") in the
US and the UK. The Region 1 DVD, designed for the US and Canada, was
also released under the abbreviated title.

"Also Known As:
 Amélie (France) (working title) (International: English title) (USA) 
 Amélie des Abbesses (France) (working title) 
 Amelie (UK) 
 Amelie from Montmartre (International: English title) 
 Amelie of Montmartre (International: English title) (festival title) 
 Fabelhafte Welt der Amelie, Die (Germany) 
 The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain (USA) (literal English title)" 

IMDb: Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/

Amazon: Amélie (2001)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000640VO

I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, please
request clarification; I'll gladly offer further assistance before you
rate my answer.

Very best regards,
pinkfreud

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