 | Paris, I Love You |
An unique collection of 18 love stories featuring various districts of Paris by 21 directors and an ensemble cast and writers including American, French, British and others. Transition sequences were written by Emmanuel Benbihy and directed by Benbihy with Frédéric Auburtin.
This is a multi-post blog entry so scroll down for details on all the stories in this charming film.
1. Montmartre (XVIIIe arrondissement)
After a man (Bruno Podalydès, who also wrote and directed this vignette) parks his car on a Parisian street, he looks around and muses that all the women are either pregnant, strolling with baby carriages, or escorted by men they are obviously in love with. A woman (Florence Muller) suddenly faints next to his car and passersby, including a doctor (Hervé Pierre) come to her assistance. Mistaking her for the man's wife, they assist her into the back seat of his car where he has a sweet fantasy about her being his partner.
2. Quais de Seine (Ve arrondissement)
A young man, François (Cyril Descours), is hanging out with two rude, crude friends who make smarmy comments to the women who walk by. But the young man makes eye contact with a striking young Muslim woman, Zarka (Leïla Bekhti), who is sitting nearby and comes to her aid when she stumbles while walking away. Despite being mocked by his friends, he ends up following the young woman to the mosque where he waits for her — and her grandfather (Salah Teskouk) — to leave for home.
Directed by the husband-and-wife team of American screenwriter Paul Mayeda Berges and Indian-British director Gurinder Chadha.
Rated R for language and brief drug use/
My personal rating: B
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