Paris je t’aime
Eighteen short films - mostly duds, including Gurinder Chadha’s trite hijab romance; and A~ reminded me for the nth time, that he and Juliette Binoche share a birthday…
The ones that I liked:
- the first one, set in Montmartre, by Bruno Podalydès.
- Tom Tykwer’s segment about a blind boy and a young actress.
- Alexander Payne’s 14e Arrondissement, in hilariously accented French, about an American postwoman on a vacation in Paris.
- and I loved Steve Buscemi in the Coen Brothers’ Tuileries segment, with all those Mona Lisa smiles!
Good for Juliette, I say! Steve Buscemi is wonderful, but can be quite creepy sometimes.
Comment by Nithya — May 13, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
I too liked the same ones. The accent and the Anglais-fication of the french language in 14eme Arrondissement was hilarious. I also liked Places de fetes. Which theatre did you see it in? And for A’s next birthday, ‘Chocolat’s should be brought aplenty.
Comment by Abodh — May 13, 2007 @ 4:45 pm
Coen brothers and Buscemi. What’s not to like? :)
Comment by km — May 15, 2007 @ 12:53 am
Nithya :)
Abodh: Yes, I liked Place des fetes too. We saw the film at Inox, Sunday morning show…
km: exactly!! :)
Comment by Uma — May 17, 2007 @ 2:40 pm