Paris, je t'aime, 2006 - ★★★★★

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Paris, je t'aime, je t'aime.

C'est une film tres magnifique. J'adore ... okay I don't actually speak french.
I loved this movie. Everything about it.

So this movie is made up out of 18 segments, every segment directed by different directors, with different actors and different stories, telling stories about Paris. Some notable directors (from the top of my hat, not gonna look them up) are Wes Craven, the Coen Brothers, Gus van Saint and Alfonso Cuaron. Some notable actors are Gerard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafor and Elijah Wood. They are all set in different "arrondismonts" in Paris and are all about love in one way or another. After I watched it I thought about what my favorite segments were but honestly, they were all great. Alfonso Cuaron did a one shot segment with Nick Nolte and some girl talking that has a twist ending and is fun to look at. The segment with Elijah Wood (and a cameo by Wes Craven) has a love story about vampires. Then there are some deeper stories like one about a man who doesn't love his wife anymore. One story is about a woman played by Juliette Binoche, whose kid died and she has to cope with it. The Coen Brothers segment with Steve Buscemi is funny because of Steve Buscemi and doesn't end happy (but if you know the Coen Brothers you already know that it won't). There are segments talking about topics that are still hot today, like one where a boy falls in love with a muslim girl. Or the one where a gay guy tries to find out if another guy is gay too without being too open about it. And the last one about an american tourist in Paris made me have goosebumps and made me feel. There are more segments but I don't wanna recount them all. Gotta watch it ;).

Also, even though it's a French movie, there are many scenes (sometimes whole segments) in English or without any dialogue. So it is watchable even if you don't speak french.

The acting is top notch, some segments wouldn't work if it wasn't for the acting. Steve Buscemis whole segment is just working because of his facial expressions. The same is for another segment with a mother and her baby, you will know it when you see it.

All in all I just love this movie. It is my favorite french movie, it is so much fun to watch and really a fun for everyone, not just movie geeks like me. I rate this movie 5 stars and a like. Everyone should watch it.