June 17, 2007
Paris, Je T'aime - 14th arrondissement
Kellee recommended this movie to me last week. Though I am not really into romance movies as a whole, this particular one interested me because it is a collection of 18 short movies made by 18 famous international directors. Plus it all happened in Paris a place every tourist would have dreamed of to go. I am curious to try out these short samples and see whether any of romance genre or the city Paris have a place in me.
After watching all of them, I found that the ones about the classic love lose me very quickly. On the other hand, the ones about love between parents and child, person and city entertained me the most.
My favorite one is the last one, called 14th arrondissement. It is about a middle age American woman travel through Paris alone. It has nothing to do with love between people but the love towards a city. As a lone foreigner living in a beautiful city, the feeling this movie evokes can really resonate with my own experience. Maybe you can get what I feel through this movie if you happen to travel alone.
Watch the youtube clip of 14th arrondissement - 6'35" after the jump...
Posted by Jenova at June 17, 2007 4:46 PM
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Yes! This one was so touching. Although I will add for those that haven't seen the film - there is an emotional progression through the entire film, and this is the last one. I wonder if it will be as touching if you haven't seen all of the shorts leading up to this moment, but it is a lovely film nonetheless.
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at June 18, 2007 10:21 AM
Paris in Europe, New York in the US. Easily the most romantic places I've been in.
There is this other suggestion of a romantic movie I could give you, completely different from this Paris Je T'aime and most other romantic dramas/comedies.
Whenever you get the time, try searching for "Before Sunrise" with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. It is about a brief romance between two strangers who meet in a train in Europe. For a whole week I couldn't get my mind of it as the movie is so powerful. Beautiful portray of the night in Vienna and an outstanding script.
Posted by: Dieubussy at December 3, 2007 1:48 AM
I'll check that out for sure. Thanks for the recommendation.
Posted by: Jenova at December 20, 2007 11:23 PM
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