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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

2025 · Film · 77 min

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Family

Plot

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

About Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (French: Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes) is a 2025 independent animated fantasy drama film, directed by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han. Produced by Maybe Movies and Ikki Films, it is an adaptation of the novel The Character of Rain (Métaphysique des tubes) by Amélie Nothomb. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, and it was theatrically released in France on 25 June. It received widespread acclaim for its emotional, audiovisual, and thematic merits. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards.

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Awards

1 award on record:

  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film

Also nominated for 4 other awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film, Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.

As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.

Cast

  • Loïse CharpentierAmélie (voice)
  • Victoria GroboisNishio-San (voice)
  • Yumi FujimoriKashima-San (voice)
  • Cathy CerdaClaude the Grandmother (voice)
  • Marc ArnaudPatrick the Father (voice)
  • Laëtitia CorynDaniele the Mother (voice)
  • Haylee IssembourgJuliette (voice)
  • Isaac SchoumskyAndré (voice)
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