Amélie in a film concert at the Grand Rex

The film Amélie returns to the Paris stage in a cine-concert version, on June 10 and 11, 2026, at the Grand Rex. This presentation echoes the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's feature film. The project combines a full screening of the film with a live performance of Yann Tiersen's soundtrack by the forty musicians of the Yellow Socks Orchestra, a group renowned for its work with film music. The event offers a symphonic reinterpretation of a work that has left its mark on the French film landscape.

The screening takes place under the starry ceiling of the Grand Rex, in a setting that combines images, live music, and precise synchronization. The film's visual universe unfolds on the big screen while the orchestra plays the now iconic musical themes. This encounter between projection and performance creates a sensory experience similar to a concert, where rhythms, melodies, and orchestral colors accompany the story of Amélie, a young waitress at the Café des Deux Moulins who discovers a box from her childhood hidden in her apartment and sets out to find its owner.

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The film, which was nominated for an Oscar and won four Césars, including Best Music, occupies a unique place in the recent history of French cinema. The cine-concert format allows us to revisit its poetic aesthetic and Parisian imagery through an amplified musical dimension. This stage version highlights the importance of the themes composed by Yann Tiersen in creating the film's atmosphere, with minimalist motifs, rhythmic passages, and instrumental colors reminiscent of chamber music.

The event is part of the growing trend of film concerts programmed in major French venues, where the film experience is extended by live music. For Amélie Poulain, this format accentuates the sensitive dimension of the story, between intimate quests, unexpected encounters, and attention to the details of everyday life. The show can be seen at the Grand Rex on June 10 and 11, 2026.

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