Paris, je t'aime (2007)

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• Release Date: 2007-05-04 - Limited Release
• Distributor(s): First Look Studios
• Film Genre(s): Drama Romance
• Country: France
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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.

Olivier Assayas (segment "3rd arrondissement")
Frédéric Auburtin (segment "6th arrondissement")
Christoffer Boe (segment "15th arrondissement")
Gurinder Chadha (segment "5th arrondissement")
Sylvain Chomet (segment "7th arrondissement")
Ethan Coen (segment "1st arrondissement")
Joel Coen (segment "1st arrondissement")
Isabel Coixet (segment "12th arrondissement")
Wes Craven (segment "20th arrondissement")
Alfonso Cuarón (segment "17th arrondissement")
Gérard Depardieu (segment "6th arrondissement")
Christopher Doyle (segment "13th arrondissement")
Richard LaGravenese (segment "9th arrondissement")
Raphaël Nadjari (segment "11th arrondissement")
Vincenzo Natali (segment "8th arrondissement")
Alexander Payne (segment "14th arrondissement")
Bruno Podalydès (segment "18th arrondissement")
Walter Salles (segment "16th arrondissement")
Oliver Schmitz (segment "19th arrondissement")
Nobuhiro Suwa (segment "2nd arrondissement")
Daniela Thomas (segment "16th arrondissement")
Tom Tykwer (segment "10th arrondissement")
Gus Van Sant (segment "4th arrondissement").

RELATED NEWS

: 2007-04-20

After years of production and anticipation, a seem : 2006-09-13

 Screen Daily reports that producer Claudie Ossard has taken out director Christoffer Boe (the 15th arrondissement) and French-Israeli director Rafael Nadjari (11th arrondissement) pieces from the overall picture. : 2006-05-01