Amelie or The Time to Love

The vagaries of love are often tragic, as Amelie ou le Temps d'Aimer seems to say. Directed by Michel Drach in his second try at a feature-length film, the well-wrought romance revolves around the love that develops between Amelie (Marie-Jose Nat) and her cousin Alain (Jean Sorel). Amelie is an orphan who lives with Alain and his family on an island off the coast of France. Alain has dreams of working as a seaman, while Amelie works for Alain's father. The budding romance between the two takes a nose-dive when Alain falls for a glamorous actress who shows up on the island one day. Not mature enough yet to make a wise choice, Alain's betrayal of Amelie turns out to be a grievous mistake.

• Release date
• June 1, 1961
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Michel Drach

Cast

Marie-José Nat Amélie Jean Sorel Alain Clotilde Joano Fanny Roger Van Mullem Monsieur Boule Pascale de Boysson La servante des Boule Sophie Daumier Emmannuelle

F

Francis Dumoulino Monsieur Carnal

M

Martine Vatel La servante des Rueil