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"Paris, Je T’aime" offers a generous taste of the French capital in 18 bite-size films. Composed of short takes (about five minutes each) written and directed by an all-star roster of international filmmakers, this cinematic dedication to the city adopts romance as a central theme but steers clear of Paris’s clichés. Each episode unfolds in a different arrondissement: Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón stages his near the Parc Monceau; a flirtatious encounter as imagined by Gus Van Sant takes place in a Marais studio. Hollywood actors, including Natalie Portman and Steve Buscemi (who plays a hapless tourist in a scenario concocted by Ethan and Joel Coen), share the screen with French icons Juliette Binoche and Gérard Depardieu. The most brilliant and versatile star of all, however, is the City of Light itself (opens [in U.S.] in May).
—Darrell Hartman
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