Continued from above...
3. Le Marais (IVe arrondissement)
A young man ((Gaspard Ulliel) escorts his boss (Marianne Faithfull) to a printshop where he is immediately smitten by a young printshop worker (Elias McConnell). The visitor pours out his heart to the printshop worker saying they are soulmates and should be together forever. Little does he know that the other young man is American with little grasp of French.
Directed by American Gus Van Sant.
4. Tuileries (Ier arrondissement)
An American tourist (Steve Buscemi) breaks the cardinal rule in Paris -- he looks into the eyes of Parisians -- and suddenly enters the middle of a dispute between two young lovers (Axel Kiener, Julie Bataille) who are also waiting in the Metro's Tuileries stop.
Directed by Americans Ethan and Joel Coen.
5. Loin du 16e (XVIe arrondissement)
A young Spanish woman (Catalina Sandino Moreno) sings a sweet lullaby to her infant as she dresses him and settles him in the crib at his daycare. Then, after a very long train commute, she arrives at her employer's home, where she is an au pair, and sings the same lullaby to her employer's baby.
Written and directed by Brazilians Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas.
6. Porte de Choisy (XIIIe arrondissement)
A mature beauty supply salesman (Barbet Schroeder) visits a Chinatown beauty salon where he encounters a seductive young shop owner (Li Xin) in this comic vignette.
Directed by Australian Christopher Doyle who also wrote the script with Gabrielle Keng and Kathy Li.
See blog entries below for additional information on the other segments of this film.
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