Paris, je t'aime!!

Paris, jet’aime, which means “I Love You” in English is a movie made out of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements.

The short films are within a few minutes each but mind you that this film is only for those die-hard fans of romance and Paris, of course. Oui, Paris et roman. Comprenez-vous?

As the intorduction goes......."Paris, is the city for the lovers of food, the lovers of fashion, the lovers of arts, the lovers of history and most of all, the city for the lovers of love."

With 21 directors including Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel and Ethan Coen, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles and Gus Van San and many actors including Natalie Portman, Elijah Wood, Juliette Binoche among others, the film is worth watching despite the fact that it’s not for everyone.

Personally, i found the storyline of each narrative is very intriguing. I went into the cinema with an open mind and surprisingly, the numerous ( 18 films to be exact) films did have one single point in mind .. which is LOVE!!!... It shows us the different facets of love that existed.... Love between a MAN AND WOMAN.... Love between a man and another man.. love between a mother and a child.. love between a blind man and a gorgeous actress... love between a female vampire and a normal man..... love between a man with his lover and dying wife.....and the most of it all, love between a woman to the city of PARIS itself.............

Without being a spoiler, i urged my friends out there.. to go and watch this movie... of course, in the end, its not everyones cuppa tea, but the impact of the films really made me think bout how LOVE evolves arounds us daily.. and coming out of the cinema, u cant help but feeling being loved...........

this is some of the write up on the movie that i found in the net........

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Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers will bring their own personal touch, underlining the wide variety of styles, genres, encounters and the various atmospheres and lifestyles that prevail in the neighborhoods of Paris. Each director has been given five minutes of freedom, and we, as producers, carry the responsibility of weaving a single narrative unit out of those twenty moments. The 20 films will not appear in the order of the arrondissements, from one to twenty, but rather, in a pertinent narrative order, initially unknown to the audience. They will be fused together by transitional interstitial sequences, and also via the introduction and epilogue sequences of the feature film. Each transition will begin with the last shot of the previous film and will end with the first shot of the following film, and will have a threefold function: 1) The first is to extend the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, 2) The second is to prepare the audience for the surprise of the next segment, and 3) The third is to provide a general, comfortable and cohesive atmosphere to the feature film. The delightful and brief interludes of these transitions will enable the viewer to slide from one world to the next, featuring a recurring and unexpected character. This mysterious character is a witness to the Parisian life and helps create a continuous narration. It appears both in and in-between the films. In addition to the information these transitions will provide about the city and its people, their tone will be intentionally light often referring to famous scenes easily attributed to the history of Paris cinema. Similar specifications will be followed by the composer who will supervise the musical fusion between the films and the transitions as he creates the musical score of Paris, je t'aime. Considering the common theme of Paris and Love, the fusion between the films and the transitions, the fast pace of a fluid and complete storytelling, Paris, je t'aime will not be just another "anthology" picture. It will be a unique collective feature film that will constitute a two-hour cinematographic spectacle whose original structure will make for a dramatically different experience for its global audience.

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