Film
Little Amélie (PG)
Dir. Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han, France/Belgium, 2025, 78 mins. Cast. Loise Charpentier, Victoria Grosbois, Yumi Fujimori.
🏆 Oscars: Nomination for Best Animated Feature.
Based on the novel Métaphysique des tubes by Amélie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan.
After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amélie suddenly awakens to the world around her - triggered by a piece of white chocolate. Seizing life and all it has to offer with glee, Amélie's sudden progression makes her believe she is a god. But, sure enough, she is soon brought down to earth — and brought to understand that she is part of a much bigger picture. Amelie uncovers the world around her in this beautiful, mature and oh so human depiction of the transition from infancy to childhood.
2025 Audience Award Winner at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
All tickets £4.50. Free for babies under 12 months (no ticket required but please select the "Adult + Baby" ticket type when you book).
There will be a FREE drop-in session with activities and colouring sheets, starting an hour before the advertised time for the film.
Cinema snacks, hot and cold drinks available at our café from 10am. Check out our menu.
Our Family Friendly screenings are Relaxed. They are suitable for neurodiverse audiences and those with access requirements.
- Plymouth Arts Cinema is run by a small and friendly team of staff and volunteers.
- The volume is much lower than at a multiplex.
- The house lights are left on a little.
- You are welcome to bring personal items such as blankets, ear defenders, that will help you enjoy the film but do not disrupt other people’s cinematic experience.
- To find out more about accessibility in our building, please visit this page.
- Please note children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Parents and carers are responsible for their child's behaviour, safety, and welfare while at Plymouth Arts Cinema / in the Arts University Plymouth building.
This is also a sociable screenings for parents, grandparents and carers of babies under 12 months. Breastfeeding friendly, access to warm water and changing facilities, and no need to worry if baby makes a noise!
Student Photography Group
We are currently working with a group of Photograpy and Creative Media BA students from the University of Plymouth to take pictures at some of our events and a group of these students are coming along to some of our screenings. The photographs are mostly for the students' coursework but we hope that some of them will be good enough to be used for marketing Plymouth Arts Cinema. One group is planning on coming to the screening of Little Amelie on Wednesday 18th February and we wanted to let you know in advance. Most images will be of the backs of children's heads, or hands working on colouring. We will have consent forms to sign at the event - and we will, of course, respect your wishes if you don't want your children to be photographed.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
🏆 Oscars: Nomination for Best Animated Feature.
Based on the novel Métaphysique des tubes by Amélie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan.
After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amélie suddenly awakens to the world around her - triggered by a piece of white chocolate. Seizing life and all it has to offer with glee, Amélie's sudden progression makes her believe she is a god. But, sure enough, she is soon brought down to earth — and brought to understand that she is part of a much bigger picture. Amelie uncovers the world around her in this beautiful, mature and oh so human depiction of the transition from infancy to childhood.
2025 Audience Award Winner at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
All tickets £4.50. Free for babies under 12 months (no ticket required but please select the "Adult + Baby" ticket type when you book).
There will be a FREE drop-in session with activities and colouring sheets, starting an hour before the advertised time for the film.
Cinema snacks, hot and cold drinks available at our café from 10am. Check out our menu.
Our Family Friendly screenings are Relaxed. They are suitable for neurodiverse audiences and those with access requirements.
- Plymouth Arts Cinema is run by a small and friendly team of staff and volunteers.
- The volume is much lower than at a multiplex.
- The house lights are left on a little.
- You are welcome to bring personal items such as blankets, ear defenders, that will help you enjoy the film but do not disrupt other people’s cinematic experience.
- To find out more about accessibility in our building, please visit this page.
- Please note children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Parents and carers are responsible for their child's behaviour, safety, and welfare while at Plymouth Arts Cinema / in the Arts University Plymouth building.
This is also a sociable screenings for parents, grandparents and carers of babies under 12 months. Breastfeeding friendly, access to warm water and changing facilities, and no need to worry if baby makes a noise!
Student Photography Group
We are currently working with a group of Photograpy and Creative Media BA students from the University of Plymouth to take pictures at some of our events and a group of these students are coming along to some of our screenings. The photographs are mostly for the students' coursework but we hope that some of them will be good enough to be used for marketing Plymouth Arts Cinema. One group is planning on coming to the screening of Little Amelie on Wednesday 18th February and we wanted to let you know in advance. Most images will be of the backs of children's heads, or hands working on colouring. We will have consent forms to sign at the event - and we will, of course, respect your wishes if you don't want your children to be photographed.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
