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Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949)

Keep an Eye on Amelia poster
Original title
Occupe-toi d'Amélie..!
Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in turn-of-the-century Paris gets caught up in a series of romantic mix-ups and misunderstandings. Various characters try to keep an eye on her while pursuing their own schemes.

lightheartedplayfulfarcebriskwhimsicalcomedicspirited

What happens

Keep an Eye on Amelia (French: Occupe-toi d'Amélie) is a 1949 French-Italian comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Desailly and Grégoire Aslan. It is based on the 1908 play of the same name by Georges Feydeau, set in Belle Époque Paris. It is one of several of film adaptations to be made of the story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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