In interviews she refuses to play the stereotypical ambitious actress – she is quintessentially French: independent, spirited and in search of the best life, not the best career. But not all her work hits the sweet spots: she appeared in The Odyssey, about underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, which received mixed reviews. Priceless saw her put on an accomplished performance as a Côte d’Azur femme fatale, and in The Very Long Engagement she perfectly captures the restlessness of young love. But since then she has forged her own path with numerous French movies, many of which haven’t seen international distribution but are worth checking out. Tautou is very much her own woman – when Hollywood came calling she swept past rival stars to grab the role of Sophie Neveu in the blockbuster movie of 2006, The Da Vinci Code. When your parents name you after Audrey Hepburn and you grow up with the definitive gamine look, you could say the young actress was pre-destined to play roles like Amélie Poulain and later Coco Chanel. The winsome star of Amélie, the most successful French film of all time, turned 40 last year, so it feels like a good moment to consider whether she has shaken off that label of Hepburnesque cuteness that she brought so memorably to the screen in her breakthrough role.
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