Paris, je t'aime (Various, 2006)

Paris, je t'aime (Various, 2006)
Rating: 9.4

Paris, je t'aime is an anthology of short films about love in Paris from 18 directors, including Olivier Assayas, The Coen Brothers, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles, Gus Van Sant and a plethora of stars. Although I enjoyed all of the stories, my favorites included the Coen Brother's comic piece featuring Steven Buscemi, Gus Van Sant's mystic connection between an American and Frenchman, Tom Tykwer's frantic visual poem starring Natalie Portman, Alexander Payne's bittersweet story of a lonely middleaged woman, and the surprise sleeper from Oliver Schmidt about a lost connection between two French African immigrants. If I had to pick a disappointment, I'd have to say Wes Craven's segment which was atypically romantic rather than horrifying. It also had the misfortune of having to follow Vincenzo Natali's vampire love tryst starring Elijah Wood and beautiful Ukrainian actress, Olga Kurylenko.