Nonureva
Really Surprised!
Greenes
Please don't spend money on this.
Lachlan Coulson
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Staci Frederick
Blistering performances.
Charles Herold (cherold)
This movie is 18 short pieces on love in Paris, each with its own director and cast. It is, predictably, a mixed bag, with 7 or 8 good pieces amidst others that range from drab to awful.Most of these little films are fairly low-key. One surprisingly affecting section is mainly just a long commute. There is a stylish but simple portrayal of a relationship between an actress and a blind guy. There is a meditation on how illness can affect love and a long monologue with a punchline.A few pieces are more out there, notably a wonderful romance involving mimes and an annoyingly absurd bit involving vampires. There is also a truly inane film that takes place in a Parisian version of Chinatown. The director was actually a cinematographer who has directed very little, and one suspects he got this gig because he was friends with someone rather than because he was an equal to the Coen Brothers and Tom Twyker.Some pieces are quite good, like a terribly sad story involving a shooting victim or a wonderfully amusing one with Steve Buscemi as a tourist waiting for a train. Some are intriguing, like an American who narrates in her bad French but still becomes increasingly existentialist. Others are pointless or are basically cute little setups with some sort of punchline, like the Nick Nolte one.In my experience, these sorts of anthology rarely manage to be even 50% good, so by that basis, this is one of the better ones. But I wouldn't recommend it.
Armand
the search. of love, the other, yourself, sense, happiness. that is the essence of this splendid puzzle - movie who can impress for great cast, for large force of stories or for its delicacy, cruel, painful drops but who remains real beautiful for the extraordinary message. a film about Paris and about love. at first sigh that could be all. but this move, who seems be more a book or a new Decalogue, has the chance to transform the viewer, to remember old experiences of dreams. and that fact is basic virtue of movie. who has a special flavor, who gives a total show, who can be romantic, cold , poetic or only old fashion one. a film about not the love or the characters but about spectator.
reneweddan
The point of this film is love, but love can be present in various situations. Love is a strong emotion that is very evident (in Paris, especially) and this film is directed into segments to portray that very notion.Many directors, 5 minutes each + a great cast = a beautiful film.Although it is confusing at first, one must understand that the stories don't all connect, some segments correlate with another, but most do not. It simply shows how love is evident in Paris, which is as beautifully shown as it can be tragic.One of the all-time favorites, it might not be the best movie ever, but it is ever-so unique.Watch this film!
xnurfz
I love Paris. I love seeing Paris. So I was interested in seeing this movie. I didn't read up on it before watching and at first I thought this was going to be one of those movies where several story lines come together and you are introduced to the main characters one by one(think of short cuts or love actually as an example). I started of interesting with the guy helping out the passed out woman and I liked the part with the obnoxious young French guys. Then with the awkward Chinese story I started to realize that there was no coherence to this movie. Just a sequence of short movies shot in Paris. I didn't relate to most of it. I was watching it with my girlfriend and we noticed that we were just 'sitting through it'. I didn't get the 'cowboy on a horse' part and I didn't understand the 'Nick Nolte talking to some young French girl in a street' either. I was completely annoyed with the pantomime part. So we turned it off. I guess I just didn't 'get it'.
