Paris, je t'aime!

Last Friday, we watched Paris, je t'aime to immense ourselves with a little bit of French culture. And what better place to watch it than the legendary Paris Theater? This theater has been Manhattan's premier foreign-film house and is also the longest operating art cinema in the US. It has also been featured in Sex and the City when SJP saw a flick there in an episode that focused on her rediscovering the joys of the city. So Lex and I were already feeling "cultured" just stepping into the Paris Theater lobby. It was also a break from the regular AMC or Leows movie house that we frequent.

The movie Paris, je t'aime is a collection of 18 short (5min) love stories directed and starred by some of the best directors and actors in the industry -- directors: Alfonso Cuaron, Coen Brothers, Wes Craven, etc and actors: Steve Buscemi (love him!), Natalie Portman, Elijah Wood, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gena Rowlands, Nick Nolte, etc. It was also from the producers of Amelie -- which is also a favorite. Each short clip is set on a different Parisian neighborhood... thereby providing the viewer with the look and feel of the much celebrated city. This was precisely why we watched the movie... coz we're going to Paris next weekend (more on this on later posts)!

I really enjoyed watching the film. I laughed and "almost" shed a tear on some of the shorts. It's definitely something I would want to watch again. Another film added to my must buy DVD list.

Oh, and this film is the first part of a planned trilogy. The next films will be set in New York and China! Can't wait to see what the New York film would be!