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"Sans toi, les émotions d'aujourd'hui ne seraient que la peau morte des émotions d'autrefois." – Amelie

Late last night, The Boyfriend and I watched "Amelie." I could easily have fallen asleep before he suggested it and anticipated drifting off somewhere in the middle — but I couldn't. The notion never entered my sleepy mind. The impulse to stretch out on his shabby (hold the chic) couch fell victim to my need to sit up and lean forward, elbows on my knees and chin in my hands. It was The Boyfriend's first viewing of this delightful film, not mine — and while he was attentive, I was riveted. I guess "Amelie" is the sort of movie that enchants the more you watch it. And as the movie went on, I felt an increased lightness of spirit. That feeling — that lightness and charm, that whimsy and wonder — is what I am for here at Stuff&nonsense. It's the simple pleasures, like Amelie's love of dipping her hands into sacks of grain. It's a window to the world, like The Glass Man's video tapes. It's the search for human connection and kindred spirits, like Nino and his photo-booth obsession. It warms me up inside to watch a movie like "Amelie" — a movie that reminds me that although "times are hard for dreamers," there are more of us out there.