1/17/2008

Paris, Je T'Aime Part IV

Continued from above . . .

13. Pigalle (IXe arrondissement)
A mature couple (Bob Hoskins, Fanny Ardant) keep a spark in their marriage by acting out an argument in front of a paid prostitute.

Written and directed by American Richard LaGravenese.

14. Quartier de la Madeleine (VIIIe arrondissement)
A young American backpacker (Elijah Wood) falls in love with a vampiress (Olga Kurylenko).

The work of Canadian writer-director Vincenzo Natali.

15. Père-Lachaise (XXe arrondissement)
A young woman (Emily Mortimer) breaks up with her fiancé (Rufus Sewell) while visiting Père Lachaise Cemetery. The fiancé then listens to advise from the ghost of Oscar Wilde (Alexander Payne).

By American writer-director Wes Craven.

16. Faubourg Saint-Denis (Xe arrondissement)
A young blind man (Melchior Beslon) mistakenly believes his girlfriend (Natalie Portman) has broken up with him.

From German writer-director Tom Tykwer.

17. Quartier Latin (VIe arrondissement)
A woman (Gena Rowlands, who also wrote the script) meets her estranged husband (Ben Gazzara) at a bar (run by Gérard Depardieu, who also directed this film) for one last drink before their divorce is final. Ahhh, should all divorces be this amicable.

18. 14e arrondissement (XIVe arrondissement)
A solo American tourist (Margo Martindale), on her first European holiday, recites in rough French what she loves about Paris.

Written and directed by American Alexander Payne.

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