Eighteen different directors and a slew of indie actors come together for PARIS, JE T'AIME, a cinematic homage to the City of Lights. Each director presents his or her own short story set in a different Parisian quarter, each one featuring a different cast of characters. The pieces vary in length, with some of them striving to tell a fully developed tale--no matter how simple the plot--while others are more abstract, content to rely on sparse dialogue and vivid imagery. With directors such as Gus Van Sant, Alexander Payne, Wes Craven, and the Coen brothers participating, the tales are as varied and oddball as one might expect. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a lonely actress with a fondness for her hash dealer. Elijah Wood encounters a seductive vampire on a moonlit street. Steve Buscemi is a flustered tourist. Natalie Portman falls for a deaf Frenchmen. Each tale is markedly unique, and specific to the quirky style of its director, and the film is a veritable Who's Who for indie buffs. The end product is a bit uneven, with some of the narratives sparkling and others starting strong, then falling flat. But in the moments when it succeeds, the movie can feel mysterious and magical, evoking the romance and longing the city is famous for.

Theatrical Release - MAY 4, 2007 - (Limited)

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - French
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Making Of

Steve Buscemi: American Actor/Director/Screenwriter
Juliette Binoche: French Actress, CHOCOLAT (2000)
Maggie Gyllenhaal: American actor, SECRETARY/STRANGER THAN FICTION
Elijah Wood: American actor
Gena Rowlands: Actress, GLORIA (1980), A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Emily Mortimer: Actress
Miranda Richardson: British actress
Rufus Sewell: Actor, A KNIGHT'S TALE
Willem Dafoe: American Actor
Natalie Portman: Actress/"Professional"
Gérard Depardieu: French Actor/Director
Bob Hoskins: British Actor
Nick Nolte: American actor, AFFLICTION

Gus Van Sant: American Director/Screenwriter, MILK, LAST DAYS
Joel Coen: American director/screenwriter/producer
Alexander Payne: Director/Screenwriter
Olivier Assayas: 
Frederic Auburtin: Co-Director - THE BRIDGE
Gérard Depardieu: French Actor/Director
Christoffer Boe: Director, RECONSTRUCTION (2004)
Gurinder Chadha: Kenyan director, BHAJI ON THE BEACH/BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
Sylvain Chomet: Director, THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE (2003)
Ethan Coen: American producer/screenwriter/director
Isabel Coixet: Spanish Director
Wes Craven: Horror Writer/Director
Chris Doyle: Stunt Coordinator, Star, began in '80s, ARMY OF DARKNESS
Vincenzo Natali: Director

Ethan Coen: American producer/screenwriter/director
Claudie Ossard: 

"Payne's true shining moment is his own short....It's the movie's final chapter, and it's simply brilliant." -- Grade: B+