It's a happy little accident watching this right after Punch Drunk Love!
I can't help but see these films as mirror images of one anther. Both are turn of the 21st century aesthetic masterpieces centered on difficult protagonists. Like Punch's Barry, Amelie is haunted by a well intentioned but damaging family. Here, her Dr. father confuses a physical response to the absence of physical affection for a serious medical condition. As a result, Amelie (wrongly) learns that her place is…
