jean—pierre jeunet is a master of the whimsical and the fantastical. much in montmartre has become famous because of amelie, including here. montmartre has always been an artistic quarter, but amelie — set at the beginning of the 21st century in these dazzling, hot, sunny parisian days, all these scenes set around sacre—coeur — and i think, in cinema, it gave paris a whole new lease of life just because of the romantic, idyllic, idealistic way thatjean—pierre jeunet filmed amelie. it does belong to a different era, even though it still feels contemporary enough for us all to relate to. well, we're going to finish with another picture that was emblematic of the french new wave. it's an adult love story rather eerily set in a city devastated by an atomic bomb. it's a movie that makes us think about memory — or, more specifically, repressed memory. it requires our active engagement when we watch it. it's hard work at times, but it's truly rewarding. it's hiroshima mon amour, and it happens to be one of the favourite films of the internationally renowned p