Paris, je t’aime - 2007 - *multiple*
Normally I try to list the Director in the title, but I can’t really do that for Paris, je t’aime, because its actually 18 films and 22 Directors, and I don’t have space to do that.
Each of the renowned directors were given 5 minutes, a region of Paris, and asked to create a film that depicted love and Paris.
And it certainly worked. Paris, je t’aime is a diverse montage of short films, drawn into a single collective flow.
Whether the director chose to picture a father and daughter, an estranged husband and wife, or Steve Buscemi sitting by himself on the underground, they all work.
What’s most wonderful about is, is that it’s not corny.
The “Mime” story, and Tom Tykwer’s with Natalie Portman are wonderful pieces on their own.
This is what “Love Actually” should have been like, if it hadn’t been rubbish.
