Paris Je t'aime!

Jared Meyer said:
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)
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Same here, on all accounts. I was pleasantly surprised by Wes Craven's segment. This was also one of my top favorites. Very heartbreaking. I also loved Alexander Payne's segment.
 
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...
 
DeSica said:
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.
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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).
 
mjjason said:
As for the Wachowski Brothers and the Farrelly Brothers I thought only 1 directed while both are producers (same as the Coen Brothers).
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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.
 
I watched this last night while sipping some Cabernet.

I loved the following:

Quais de Seine - The young Indian girl.
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 - The man who stays with his wife who has a terminal illness.
Place des Victoires - The mother grieving and the DaFoe cowboy; very touching and sad.
Parc Monceau - Nick Nolte one
Quartier des Enfants Rouges - Anything with Maggie
Quartier de la Madeleine - The vampire story
Faubourg Saint-Denis - Natalie and the blind young man; another touching entry
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.
 
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.
 
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