Paris Je t'aime!

[SPZ]

Anyone seen this? I think it was the most inspiring collection of short films I've seen for a while.

A masterclass for filmmakers that are beginning in the craft. Excelent storytelling in the majority of the shorts, and all very entertaining. Inspired filmmaking from some of the best directors of today.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401711/

I'm finishing a 30 minutes short, and seeing some of these shorts (some not longer than 5 minutes) makes me think I still have a long way to go... :)

[ZFarms Productions]

I really want to see this. When is it available in US for DVD release?

[SPZ]

Its already on DVD over here. If you check the IMDB site, they say this was the first 6k movie transfer... The DVD does look incredible, but I imagine how the High Def version will look...

The film is definetly worth the import, if you can find it. Some of the best shorts I've seen in years...

[mobiledeli]

oh i loved this movie! i saw it on dvd a while ago but it was all in french with no subtitles so my french teacher and i had to watch it and translate it, but then i saw it in this small theatre in america. it was so good!

[SPZ]

There are some stories in English in there, about half, if I'm not mistaken

[mobiledeli]

no yeah but i mean the french stories all had no subs. and id say only about 1/4 the movies are english

[Billy Pilgrim]

I got to see this in a theater. I was extremely tired since I didn't get any sleep the night before, but this film was still able to not only hold my attention, but to captivate me. I especially loved the Coen Bros. segment, as well as Alexander Payne's segment. Wes Craven turned in a surprising short as well. I also loved the segment about the blind guy and the actress. And of course Alfonso Cuaron did an impressive one-shot-one-take short. Gus Van Sant's short was clever and funny, and Vincenzo Natali's was a visual treat. There were several other great segments, but I can't remember the names (or rather locations) of, or who directed them. THe one with the man and the medic woman was great.

[Chris Messineo]

I saw this movie last night.

It was fascinating. It was so much fun to see all these different directors working on 5 minute shorts.

It was like a DVXFest masterclass. :)

[Erik Olson]

One of the best films of the year. Makes me want to pack the cameras and head to Paris.

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[Zak Forsman]

the theatrical poster can be seen on the wall in my LoveFest short (although, completely out of focus in the b.g.).

[Erik Olson]

I was just looking at the bus shelter version - it would fit nicely into our retro advertising living room.

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[mjjason]

How did the directors all contribute to this movie? I thought the Director's Guild forbids multiple directors on 1 project. Or is it because this is a series of shorts that it is allowed?

[SPZ]

Well, theoretically these are different stories melted in one long presentation, so it shouldn't be considered as 1 project...

[Kirk Gillock]

You all are convincing me to go out and buy the DVD. I keep seeing it at the local mall, but was worried it was too artsy.

[Jared Meyer]

No, go buy it PK! There are maybe two that I would consider too artsy/esoteric for my taste (the one about selling hair products to Asians was completely over my head). The majority are really top notch.

Of the 18, I really loved the following:

Quais de Seine (young muslim woman)
Tuileries (dir. Coen bros w/ Steve Buscemi)
Loin du 16e (woman singing to baby)
Bastille (man planning to leave his wife)
Parc Monceau (dir. Alfonso Cuaron w/ Nick Nolte)
Père-Lachaise (dir. Wes Craven w/ Rufus Sewell)
Faubourg Saint-Denis (w/ Natalie Portman)

[Erik Olson]

You don't have to buy it if you're a Netflix subscriber.

I watched as one of their on-demand films. It even remembered where I left off the day before. That's awesome. On Netflix, the on-demand is part of your service package - nice!

Not sure how they're delivering, but it looked very good (no banding or so on) at 1280 x 720 on the laptop where I watched it.

I can't put them in any order... these are all excellent. The Buscemi piece was terrific and I loved the Portman segment as well.

Bastille
Parc Monceau (I wouldn't have left my kid with Nolte. Was he actually drunk?!)
Place des Victoires (wept like a little girl on this one about a mother's grief)
Tour Eiffel (loved this one... about mimes of all things - brilliantly realized!)
Place des Fêtes (heartbreakingly good.)
14e arrondissement (real American first-person narrative in Paris)

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[Jeff Anderson]

sweet I just netflixed this, but maybe I'll just watch it on demand tonight - I keep forgetting I can do that! FWIW I played with it some when it first came out and the picture quality was pretty good, and the speed was great.

[Tom Plapper]

Great DVD. I rented it for a buck!

[ZFarms Productions]

i'm gonna buy the dvd when i find the 2 disc version somewhere. no one has it except amazon, and i just want to go out and buy and watch it the same day.

[DeSica]

How did the directors all contribute to this movie? I thought the Director's Guild forbids multiple directors on 1 project. Or is it because this is a series of shorts that it is allowed?

You've heard of New York Stories and Four Rooms, right? Neither was very good, but they did have multiple directors.

Also...look at the Wachowski brothers or the Farrelly brothers. They co-direct alot.

[Billy Pilgrim]

No, go buy it PK! There are maybe two that I would consider too artsy/esoteric for my taste (the one about selling hair products to Asians was completely over my head). The majority are really top notch.

Of the 18, I really loved the following:

Quais de Seine (young muslim woman)
Tuileries (dir. Coen bros w/ Steve Buscemi)
Loin du 16e (woman singing to baby)
Bastille (man planning to leave his wife)
Parc Monceau (dir. Alfonso Cuaron w/ Nick Nolte)
Père-Lachaise (dir. Wes Craven w/ Rufus Sewell)
Faubourg Saint-Denis (w/ Natalie Portman)

Same here, on all accounts. I was pleasantly surprised by Wes Craven's segment. This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLTMN2RUyI) was also one of my top favorites. Very heartbreaking. I also loved Alexander Payne's segment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqstlUU_kD0).

[Jared Meyer]

Billy, I completely forgot about the one with the paramedics and the coffee. That one's definitely up there with my other favorites.

Really liked the slow reveal of the opening shot...

[mjjason]

You've heard of New York Stories and Four Rooms, right? Neither was very good, but they did have multiple directors.

Also...look at the Wachowski brothers or the Farrelly brothers. They co-direct alot.
I thought Four Rooms was directed by 4 people that were not part of the Director's Guild. I know Tarantino and Rodriguez left the guild because of Dusk till Dawn and were two of the directors on Four Rooms. As for the Wachowski Brothers and the Farrelly Brothers I thought only 1 directed while both are producers (same as the Coen Brothers).

I just remember the story of Tarantino and Rodriguez having to leave the Guild because the Guild would not approve of the two of them co-directing and sharing top billing for a film (Dusk till Dawn).

[Billy Pilgrim]

As for the Wachowski Brothers and the Farrelly Brothers I thought only 1 directed while both are producers (same as the Coen Brothers).

Actually, it's pretty well known that the Coens produce, write, and direct the films together, while Ethan takes sole producer credit, and Joel takes sole director credit, until recently.

[Kirk Gillock]

Same here, on all accounts. I was pleasantly surprised by Wes Craven's segment. This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXLTMN2RUyI) was also one of my top favorites. Very heartbreaking. I also loved Alexander Payne's segment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqstlUU_kD0).

Sold!!!

I'm going out tomorrow to buy the DVD. Thanks!

[J.R. Hudson]

I watched this last night while sipping some Cabernet.

I loved the following:

Quais de Seine (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quais_de_Seine&action=edit) - The young Indian girl.
Le Marais (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Marais) - Gus Van Zant's entry; although typical of him to rely on that theme. I enjoyed the payoff though; dude didn't understand a word !
Bastille (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille) - The man who stays with his wife who has a terminal illness.
Place des Victoires (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_des_Victoires) - The mother grieving and the DaFoe cowboy; very touching and sad.
Parc Monceau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Monceau) - Nick Nolte one
Quartier des Enfants Rouges (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quartier_des_Enfants_Rouges&action=edit) - Anything with Maggie
Quartier de la Madeleine (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quartier_de_la_Madeleine&action=edit) - The vampire story
Faubourg Saint-Denis (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Faubourg_Saint-Denis&action=edit) - Natalie and the blind young man; another touching entry
Quartier Latin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartier_Latin) - Gena Rowlands; loved it !
14e arrondissement - The tourist lady

Overall, a nice mix of talent and artistry. I'd love too see DVXUSERS rise to this level and make one of our DVD's just stellar.

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

I just managed to watch this...wow!! Amazing to see what the pros can do when they do their own themed "fest". Quite an inspiration.

[rawfa]

Alexander Payne's segment was the best for me. I've also liked the one about the "french-african" who works in the garage. The Coens' with Buscemi was pretty cool.