Amelie Man's Next Move
It's interesting to see what directors do to follow up a major successThe Oscar-nominated French film Amelie was one of the most successful French films of all time. Now its director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, is embarking on a new project, which is set to bring him even more acclaim than the la
st.The self-taught movie-maker, 47, is to bring the French bestseller A Very Long Engagement to the big screen.
Jeunet is currently working on the screenplay and the French-language picture will begin shooting next year, according to Variety.
Written by Sebastian Japrisot, A Very Long Engagement is a love story set in World War I.
The novel won Japrisot the Grand Prix Interallie literary prize in 1991 - a major accolade in the French book world.
