Paris does has her magic. When I was studying in UK, I spent most of my school holiday in Paris with my Aunt and Uncle who worked there. I used to know the city inside out, where the historical sites were, and where the best ice-cream store was. Indeed while I was in Paris years later under a work attachment, the city has inspired me to write. Most of my older articles were written in Paris. Of which, my favourite articles are One Late Afternoon (At McDonald’s), Love Fiction, and One Simple Day. And I have written a number of poems as well. One of which (Death Marriage) has over one thousand hits making it the most popular article in this website.
Back to the movie “Paris, Je T’aime”, it is a collection of 18 short stories packed with International movie stars. I picked “Paris, Je T’aime” because I thought Natalie Portman is the main actress. However, she is one of the 46 actors in the movie excluding the extras. Directed by 22 directors and written by 25 script writers with one common theme – love, “Paris, Je T’aime” presents love in different aspects filled with twists that keep audience entertained throughout. My favourite story is definitely Natalie Portman’s “Faubourg Saint-Denis” (the rest of my Movie Review Squad has their own favourites).
Perhaps Paris holds a special place in my heart and perhaps I do enjoy reading short stories grouped under a common theme, “Paris Je T’aime” is by far the most original work I have seen so far. I have included a trailer below. Hope you’ll enjoy watching it.
Edit: I watched the trailer again and realised that I have missed out 2 of them. Hence, the total number of short stories is 18 instead.
4 replies on “Paris Je T’aime – A Movie Unlike Anything You Have Seen”
Wow, 16 short stories packed into a single movie? That’s interesting!
Besides the love theme, are there any central character/event/location/etc to link up the individual stories? Would love to see how each story flows naturally to the next.
Is it out on DVD yet?
It is still showing in the cinema and I don’t think the DVD is out yet.
The only link there is for the 16 short stories is the love theme and the location – Paris. There is a brief linkage in the end by random encounters. However, there is no linkage in the storyline beyond that. Pretty much like reading a collection of short stories, except it is on big screen.
Cynthia and I just went through a mental test to see if we can name all the 16 short stories and we can! We conclude that each story is memorable in its own right.
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