

It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed in the Battle of the Somme, during World War I. In 2004, she starred in A Very Long Engagement, a romantic war film co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won a British Independent Film Award for "Best Independent British Film" in 2003. It was produced by BBC Films and Celador Films. In 2002, she acted in the British thriller film Dirty Pretty Things directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight, a drama about two illegal immigrants in London. Grossing over $33 million in limited theatrical release, it is still the highest-grossing French-language film released in the United States. Amélie won Best Film at the European Film Awards it won four César Awards (including Best Film and Best Director), two BAFTA Awards (including Best Original Screenplay), and was nominated for five Academy Awards. The film met with critical acclaim and was a major box-office success. The film was an international co-production between companies in France and Germany. It tells the story of a shy waitress, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. In 2001, Tautou rose to international fame for her performance as the eccentric lead in the romantic comedy Amélie (original French title: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain English: The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain), a film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. In 2000, she won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as her country's most promising young film actress. Tonie Marshall gave her a role in the César-winning Venus Beauty Institute (1999, also known as Vénus beauté (institut)). In 1998, Tautou participated in a Star Search-like competition sponsored by Canal+ called "Jeunes Premiers" (The Young Debuts) and won Best Young Actress at the 9th Béziers Festival of Young Actors. Tautou showed an interest in acting at an early age and started her acting lessons at the Cours Florent. She was named after actress Audrey Hepburn.

Her father Bernard Tautou is a dental surgeon, and her mother Eveline is a teacher. Tautou was born in Beaumont and was raised in Montluçon. She is an active supporter of several charities. Tautou has modeled for Chanel, Montblanc, L'Oréal and many other companies. In June 2004, she became one of the few French actors in history to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). She has been nominated three times for the César Award and twice for the BAFTA for Best Actress in a leading role. She has received critical acclaim for her many roles including the World War I drama A Very Long Engagement (2004), and for her portrayal of French fashion designer Coco Chanel in the biographical drama Coco avant Chanel (2009).
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She has since appeared in films in a range of genres, including the thrillers Dirty Pretty Things (2002) and The Da Vinci Code (2006), and the romantic comedy Priceless (2006). Tautou achieved international recognition for her lead role in the 2001 film Amélie, which met with critical acclaim and was a major box-office success. She made her acting debut at the age of 18 on television and her feature film debut in Venus Beauty Institute (1999), for which she received critical acclaim and won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Audrey Justine Tautou ( French: ( listen) born 9 August 1976) is a French actress. If you would like to publish text from MoMA’s archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to. If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication, please email. For more information about film loans and our Circulating Film and Video Library, please visit. For access to motion picture film stills for research purposes, please contact the Film Study Center at. Motion picture film stills cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala.
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