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《我愛巴黎》
Paris Je Ta'ime

前 言

在巴黎，愛情處處可見。

咖啡茶座或酒館裡。鐵塔之下。甚至在地底下行走的地鐵中。《我愛巴黎》讓你以從未想象過的角度觀看這座城巿。

多位國際導演應邀拍攝《我愛巴黎》，並各自以巴黎的二十個行政區作背景，編寫和導演一部片長五分鐘的短片，藉此歌頌「浪漫」這個永遠受歡迎的主題。

巴黎電影藝術有?精彩的悠久歷史，但偏偏於這次製作之中，主要旨在展現這個城巿「今日」的面貌，而非緬懷過去；電影更希望成功擺脫巴黎固有的「明信片」形象，將一些從未在大銀幕上出現的小城大事，揭露人前。《我愛巴黎》介紹各種社會階層，不同年代、文化和生活環境的人。

大部份參與這計劃的導演，並非在巴黎土生土長，因此，他們的短片除捕捉了現今巴黎的實況外，也表達出一種外國人旅遊這城巿時，所感受到之迷惑。一切源於好奇心帶領，他們探索這城巿不同角落，又可能是其他法國導演們從未想過探索的地方。他們鏡頭下的巴黎會令熟悉這座城巿的人震驚，從而鞏固了巴黎是「愛的城巿」之美譽。

電影簡介 ─ 18個巴黎浪漫故事

蒙馬特區 Montmartre

導演： 布魯波特利斯Bruno Podalydes 兩屆法國凱撒大獎得主

故事： 中年男子在找車位時，遇上突然在汽車旁昏倒的女子，這……會是他期待的真愛嗎？

塞納河畔 Quais de Senine

導演： 古蓮達查達Gurinder Chadha 《我愛碧咸》《愛鬥氣愛上你》

故事： 兩個不同信仰的年青人在塞納河畔相遇，成為摯愛……

沼澤區 Le Marais

導演： 吉斯雲遜Gus Van Sant 《不羈的天空》《矚目驚心》《大象》康城影展最佳導演

演員： 伊里斯麥康利Elias McConnell 《大象》 加斯柏尤利爾Gaspard Ulliel 《美麗未了綠》

故事： 年輕男子進入畫廊，立刻被畫家的外表吸引，並以「愛」作為共通語言，奇妙事情發生了……

圖雷伊區 Tuileries

導演： 高安兄弟Joel and Ethan Coen 《雪花高離奇命案》《影子大亨》奧斯卡得主

演員： 史提夫布斯甘美Steve Buscemi 《謊島叛變》

故事： 美國遊客在地鐵站看見一對年輕情侶熱吻，但他後悔沒有接受旅遊指南的建議──在巴黎的地鐵站內非禮勿視，結果惹起禍端……

遠離十六區 Loin du 16e

導演： 和路達沙利Walter Salles 《哲古華拉少年日記》《中央車站》柏林、康城雙得主 丹尼亞湯姆Daniela Thomas

演員： 卡塔蓮娜摩蓮奴 《萬福瑪莉亞》柏林影后 Catalina Sandino Moreno

故事： 新移民母親將她的嬰兒留在托兒所內，每天奔波於效區和巿區之間──她的工作，竟是個照顧別人小孩的保姆，人生可會如此荒謬。

舒雅西門 Porte de Choisy

導演： 杜可風Christopher Doyle 《2046》《花樣年華》兩屆美國電影評論學會得主

故事： 旅遊推銷員遇上美麗的中國髮型屋老闆，超現實的不可思議。

巴士底 Bastille

導演： 依沙貝歌蘇特Isabel Coixet 《沒有我的生命》柏林影展得主

故事： 男子準備與妻子提出離婚，愛妻突然哭訴──她患上癌症，只能多活數個月。

男子決定放棄一切照顧妻子，他的生活徹底扭轉，重拾摯愛感覺。

勝利廣場 Place des Victoires

導演： 諏訪敦彥Nobuhiro Suwa 《廣島別戀》康城影展大獎得主

演員： 茱麗葉庇洛仙Juliette Binoche 《偷拍》《別問我是誰》柏林、奧斯卡雙得主

故事： 婦人因孩子逝世而失眠，她在午夜時份，回到孩子離世的廣場與他重聚……

艾菲爾鐵塔 Tour Eiffel

導演： 蕭凡蘇美Sylvain Chomet 《瘋狂約會美麗都》兩度奧斯卡提名

演員： 露蓮達摩露Yolande Moreau 法國凱撒影后

故事： 寂寞小丑在鐵塔周旁，騷擾遊客而被警察驅捕。他卻在警局內，遇上靈魂夥伴。

蒙素公園 Parc Monceau

導演： 艾方素卡朗Alfonso Cuaron 《哈利波特：阿茲卡班的逃犯》《衰仔失樂園》奧斯卡提名

演員： 尼基諾Nick Nolte 《錯過又如何》金球影帝、兩度奧斯卡提名 露迪雲仙妮亞Ludivine Sagnier 《泳池謀殺案》《8美千嬌》

故事： 年長的美藉男人與法國少女對話激動，章顯了耐人尋味關係……

紅孩子區 Quartier des Enfants Rouges

導演： 奧利華阿薩耶斯Olivier Assayas 《錯過又如何》(張曼玉前夫)

演員： 瑪姬芝玲荷Maggie Gyllenhaal 《世貿中心》《死亡幻覺》

故事： 女演員與送貨員若即若離的感情糾纏，正是他倆追求得到的滿足嗎？

節日廣場 Place des Fetes

導演： 奧利弗舒密茲Oliver Schmitz

演員： 艾沙瑪嘉Aissa Maiga 《俄羅斯娃娃》

故事： 男子在廣場中昏倒，一個無經驗的醫科女生路過，發現他們似曾相識。

皮加勒區 Pigalle

導演： 李察拿加雲尼斯 《伊人當自強》《麥迪遜之橋》奧斯卡提名 Richard LaGravenese

演員： 芬妮雅當Fanny Ardant 《8美千嬌》 卜鶴健士Bob Hoskins 《歌舞廳的最後一夜》

故事： 性感女子在皮加勒紅燈區內，挽救一對老夫老妻的關係。

瑪德達娜教堂區 Quartier de la Madeleine

導演： 雲素拿達力Vincenzo Natali 《心慌方》

演員： 伊力亞活Elijah Wood 《魔戒三部曲》《罪惡城》

故事： 青年絆倒正在吸血的女殭屍，竟被其美色吸引……

拉雪茲神甫 Pere-Lachaise

導演： 韋斯奇里雲Wes Craven 《奪命狂呼》《弦動我心》全球數一數二賣座導演

演員： 艾美莫迪瑪Emily Mortimer 《迷失決勝分》《忘情水》

故事： 提早蜜月的英國情侶在王爾德墓前爭執，王爾德從墓裡走出來，幫這對情侶破鏡重圓。

聖丹尼區 Faubourg Saint-Denis

導演： 湯泰華Tom Tykwer 《疾走羅拉》《疾走天堂》柏林影展提名

演員： 妮妲莉寶雯Natalie Portman 《星戰前傳》《V煞》《誘心人》

故事： 漂亮女演員透過電話與失明男友分手。他們相戀的片段由失明青年腦裡而起……

拉丁區 Quartier Latin

導演： 謝勒狄柏度Gerard Depardieu 《大鼻子情聖》康城影帝

佛德烈歐布頓Frederic Auburtin

演員： 珍娜羅蘭Gena Rowlands 《忘了．忘不了》

故事： 美國人重遇前妻，要求正式離婚。回想過去的美好時光，仍眷戀不捨……

第十四區 14e arrondissement

導演： 亞歷山大比恩Alexander Payne 《酒佬日記》《薯嘜先生》金球最佳導演

演員： 瑪高馬田妮Margo Martindale 《擊情》

故事： 美國中年旅客在第十四區遊走，更明白自己……

有關製作

《我愛巴黎》這個大型電影拍攝計劃，由導演湯泰華（Tom Tykwer）於2002年8月率先啟動，再到2005年1月，導演高安兄弟（Joel and Ethan Coen）亦承諾參與。由於這三位知名國際導演的號召，世界各地導演紛紛加入。除了湯泰華及高安兄弟外，其他導演拍攝的時間，介乎2005年7月至11月，每位導演只花了2至3個工作天，便完成手上的短片。每一齣短片均由一個導演及眾演員合作而成。

對於參與這計劃的導演來說，相信最具挑戰的，莫非是要以五分鐘時間和有限的預算內，將他們認為巴黎最浪漫的一面展示出來。儘管這是個非常大限制，但導演們的創作空間並未受到影響。當所有導演拍攝完成後，也是後期製作組人員最忙碌的時候，他們需要找出每個故事的共通點，以便將故事彼此間，相連在一起，使到整個電影更為流暢。最終，他們決定以每個故事的結尾鏡頭，作為下一個故事開始，令整個電影保持聯繫。2006年5月，影片最終完成，並成功在康城影展「某種視野」的環節，被挑選為開幕電影。

監製卡勞迪婭奧薩表示：「當我完成《天使愛美麗》後，我一直未有機會在巴黎拍攝電影。《我愛巴黎》真正的力量，是可以令我從一個新角度，再看巴黎這地方，並且這個角度，是從不同導演眼中，以不同角色、形式及品味再看這個城巿。儘管每個導演的風格及角度相當不同，但這電影是一個整體，帶給別人樂趣。這電影鼓勵你再看一次巴黎，使你想走到巴黎的街道漫步，我相信《我愛巴黎》必定能成為別人認識巴黎的橋樑。」

導演簡介

布魯波特利斯 Bruno Podalydes（法國）

布魯波特利斯於1993年憑短片《Versailles Left Bank》大熱後，他執導的短片《Voila》在翌年的威尼斯電影節好訐如潮。兩年後，布魯波特利斯與其弟合作執導的《Dieu seul me voit》獲得最佳首部電影獎。1999 年，他與弟弟再次合力創作劇本並執導《Liberte-Oleron》。2002年，布魯改編小說並拍攝電影《Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune》。近作為《Le Parfum de la Dame en Noir》。

古蓮達查達 Gurinder Chadha（英國）

英籍印裔女導演古蓮達查達早年以拍紀錄片為主，她為英國BBC電台和第四台拍攝的紀錄片已多次獲獎。古蓮達的首部電影《Bhaji on the Beach》使她為國際所認識，並獲得盧卡洛電影節的評審獎。其後的《What's cooking?》及《我愛碧咸》均在英國上映時亦備受歡迎。近作為《愛鬥氣愛上你》。

吉斯雲遜 Gus Van Sant（美國）

吉斯雲遜於1970年畢業於設計系。經過幾年在歐洲遊歷，他定居於洛杉磯。他在1985年拍攝首部電影《Mala Noche》，並獲得洛杉磯時代雜誌最佳獨立電影獎，其後拍攝的《Drugstore Cowboy》及《My Own Private Idaho》均獲得獨得精神大獎的最佳劇本獎。1997年拍攝的《驕陽似我》更獲提名奧斯卡最佳電影、最佳導演及最佳原創劇本獎。2003年，吉斯雲遜再下一成，憑《大象》獲得康城電影節金棕櫚大獎及最佳導演獎。

高安兄弟 Joel & Ethan Coen（美國）

祖兒高安以助理編輯開展其事業。其後高安兄弟二人合力創作劇本，並開始他們的電影生涯，創作及拍攝多部電影，包括《Raising Arizona》、《Miller's Crossing》、《Raising Arizona》。高安兄弟在1991年憑《Barton Fink》首獲得康城電影節獎項，其後的《雪花高離奇命案》令二人更出名，他們憑該片獲提名奧斯卡最佳原創劇本及最佳導演獎，而2001年更憑《綠帽離奇勒索》獲康城電影節最佳導演獎。近作有佐治古尼及嘉芙蓮薛達鍾斯主演的《愛情差錯腳》、湯漢斯主演的《師奶殺手》。

和路達沙利Walter Salles 及 丹尼亞湯姆Daniela Thomas（巴西）

和路達沙利是現今最知名的巴西導演之一。他於1998年執導的《中央車站》為南美風格的電影爭光，更獲得多個國際電影獎項，包括金球獎和BAFTA大獎的最佳外語片、柏林影展金熊獎（最佳電影）及最佳女主角獎。和路達沙利與丹尼亞湯姆的合作源於1995年的《Foreign Land》及1998年的《Midnight》。和路達沙利的近作為《哲古華拉少年日記》、《雨夜閃靈》。

杜可風 Christopher Doyle（香港／澳洲）

杜可風於1952年在悉尼出生，在70年代移居台灣。杜可風與多位亞洲知名導演拍攝電影，擔任攝影指導，包括侯孝賢、陳凱歌、張藝謀、關錦鵬，他最為人熟悉就是拍攝王家衛的電影。杜可風現為亞洲最有影響力的攝影指導之一。1999年，杜可風首次執導電影《Away With Words》，並在康城電影節放映。

依沙貝歌蘇特 Isabel Coixet（西班牙）

依沙貝歌蘇特開設其製作公司，並以製作廣告為主。她的首個劇本在1983年被拍攝成電影，於1988年，依沙貝歌蘇特決定執導電影，首作為《Demasiado viejo para morir joven》並獲提名最佳新導演獎。其後，依沙貝歌蘇特開始創作並執導首個英語電影《Things I Never Told You》。2003年，依沙貝歌蘇特執導的《沒有我的生命》更獲得柏林電影節獎項。

諏訪敦彥 Nobuhiro Suwa（日本）

諏訪敦彥出生於1960年。他的作品《媽/他》和《廣島別戀》在康城電影節被受關注。他電影中的特別視覺效果，令諏訪敦彥在電影史留名。諏訪敦彥花了一年時間在巴黎拍攝第四部作品《現代離婚故事》。

蕭凡蘇美 Sylvain Chomet（法國）

蕭凡蘇美於1963年在法國Maisons-Lafitte出世。1982年取得設計學位，其後在Angouleme漫畫學院取得文憑。畢業後，他出版首部長編漫畫《Secrets of the Dragonfly》及改編大文豪雨果著作《Bug-Jarga》推出漫畫版本。蕭凡蘇美的首部短篇動畫《老娘與乳鴒》獲提名奧斯卡最佳短篇動畫。首部電影動畫《瘋狂約會美麗都》被邀請參與康城影展，並獲得奧斯卡最佳動畫獎。

艾方素卡朗 Alfonso Cuaron（墨西哥）

艾方素卡朗在墨西哥出生及成長，他在大學時修讀電影及哲學。畢業後，他在墨西哥電視台工作，並於1991年首次執導。他的首作非常成功並獲邀到美國工作拍攝電視劇集。艾方素卡朗在美國拍攝電影《小公主》、《Great Expectations》後，於2001年返回墨西哥拍攝大獲好評的電影《衰仔失樂園》。近作為《哈利波特：阿茲卡班的逃犯》。

奧利華阿薩耶斯 Olivier Assayas（法國）

奧利華阿薩耶斯是法國年青導演之一，香港觀眾對他最為熟悉之處，正是他為張曼玉的前夫。他透過做編劇的父親認識電影，並在兒時已認知要製作電影，其後在巴黎修讀藝術，因他相信修讀文學、繪畫等課程能令其日後拍攝電影打好基礎。奧利華畢業後曾當過編輯並寫作劇本，於1986年首次執導《Disorder》，近作有張曼玉主演的《錯過又如何》。

奧利弗舒密茲 Oliver Schmitz（德國）

出生於德國的奧利弗舒密茲，首作《Mapantsula》曾獲得多個電影獎項並令業界認識奧利弗。其後他執導的《Hijack Stories》入圍康城電影節「某種視野」環節。2003年，奧利弗舒密茲為德國電視台執導的愛情喜劇《The Best Piece》帶來高收視率，其後奧利弗執導多部電視電影。奧利弗現正為其下一部於南非拍攝的電影寫劇本。

李察拿加雲尼斯 Richard LaGravenese（美國）

李察拿加雲尼斯在紐約出生及成長，他以寫作為其職業，他創作的劇本獲多位著名導演拍攝成電影，包括奇連伊士活執導的《廊橋遺夢》、史提芬蘇德堡執導的《伊人當自強》。1998年，李察拿加雲尼斯首次執導電影《豁達情空》，影片獲得正面評價。

雲素拿達力 Vincenzo Natali（加拿大）

少年雲素拿達力在看完《星球大戰》後決定放棄其當漫畫家的理想，轉為拍攝電影。雲素拿達力在11歲時拍攝其首部短片，其後執導6部短片及聯合創作3部劇本。在28歲時，他執導《心慌方》令全球注目。近年有《Cypher》及《Nothing》。

韋斯奇里雲 Wes Craven（美國）

韋斯奇里雲於大學修讀寫作及哲學，並取得寫作碩士學位。80年代，韋斯奇里雲自編自導的恐佈片《猛鬼街》系列震慄全球觀眾。90年代，《奪命狂呼》系列再掀起全球恐佈片熱潮。這些恐佈片令韋斯奇里雲被諭為當代「驚慄大師」。1999年，韋斯奇里雲一改風格，執導由梅麗史翠普主演的感人電影《弦動我心》。他的近作有《長途嚇機》。

湯泰華 Tom Tykwer（德國）

湯泰華在11歲時已用8厘米拍攝其首部短片，在14時，他在戲院工作並重看多次《Blade Runner》。湯泰華是一個自學的電影人，1993年，他首次執導的電影《Deadly Maria》大獲好評並為他帶來多個獎項。1999年，湯泰華執導的《疾走羅拉》獲得獨立精神獎的最佳外語片，並入圍威尼斯影展的競賽項目。湯泰華的近作《疾走天堂》更被選為柏林v的開幕電影。

佛德烈歐布頓 Frederic Auburtin 及 謝勒狄柏度 Gerard Depardieu（法國）

佛德烈歐布頓修讀文學及攝影，1983年，畢業後的佛德烈歐布頓開始其電影事業，協助拍攝電影《Red Midday》。其後十年，佛德烈歐布頓為更多電影擔任助理導演。1999年，謝勒狄柏度提議與佛德烈歐布頓合作導演電影《The Bridge》，這是二人的首次合作亦是二人的首部導演作品。

亞歷山大比恩 Alexander Payne（美國）

亞歷山大比恩首次執導的電影《The Passion of Martin》便在辛丹電影節獲得一致好評，於是他更努力執導第二部電影《Citizen Ruth》。在1999年執導的第三部電影《Election》為他帶來獨立精神大獎最佳導演，更被提名奧斯卡最佳劇本獎。2002年，亞歷山大比恩執導由積尼高遜及嘉菲貝絲主演的《薯嘜先生》，更再下一成獲得金球獎最佳改編劇本及最佳導演獎，並同時被倫敦及洛衫磯影評人投票成為2002年最佳電影。近作《酒佬日記》更被提名五項奧斯卡獎項，並獲得最佳改編劇本獎。

幕後策劃

監製　卡勞迪婭奧薩 Claudie Ossard

卡勞迪婭奧薩以其宣傳為職業的背景，成為了全球唯一的法國獨立影片製作人。卡勞迪婭奧薩在自1980年參與製作其首部電影《Public Telephone》後，參與過不少獨立的電影製作計劃，包括導演尚皮亞桑里《天使愛美麗》、導演尚積葵貝力斯《巴黎野玫瑰》（Betty Blue）等。

12月7日 本年壓軸期待

The greatest love stories ever told.

a film by

OLIVIER ASSAYAS
FREDERIC AUBURTIN & GERARD DEPARDIEU
GURINDER CHADHA
SYLVAIN CHOMET
JOEL & ETHAN COEN
ISABEL COIXET
WES CRAVEN
ALFONSO CUARON
CHRISTOPHER DOYLE
RICHARD LAGRAVENESE
VINCENZO NATALI
ALEXANDER PAYNE
BRUNO PODALYDES
WALTER SALLES & DANIELA THOMAS
OLIVER SCHMITZ
NOBUHIRO SUWA
TOM TYKWER
GUS VAN SANT

c 2006 VICTOIRES INTERNATIONAL AND PIROL FILM PRODUCTION

HK Releasing Date: December 7, 2006 (Thursday)

DIRECTORS AND CAST

Montmartre

Written and directed by Bruno Podalydes
Florence Muller (Young Woman)
Bruno Podalydes (Driver)

Quais de Seine

Written and directed by Gurinder Chadha
Co-writer: Paul Mayeda Berges
Leila Bekhti (Zarka)
Cyril Descours (Francois)

Le Marais

Written and directed by Gus Van Sant
Marianne Faithfull (Marianne)
Elias McConnell (Elie)
Gaspard Ulliel (Gaspard)

Tuileries

Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Steve Buscemi (Tourist)
Julie Bataille (Julie)
Axel Kiener (Axel)

Loin du 16e

Written and directed by Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas
Catalina Sandino Moreno (Ana)

Porte de Choisy

Written and directed by Christopher Doyle
In collaboration with Gabrielle Keng Peralta & Rain Kathy Li
Li Xin (Madame Li)
Barbet Schroeder (Mr Henny)

Bastille

Written and directed by Isabel Coixet
Miranda Richardson (Woman in the Red Trenchcoat)
Sergio Castellitto (The Husband)
Leonor Watling (The Mistress)

Place des Victoires

Written and directed by Nobuhiro Suwa
Juliette Binoche (Suzanne)
Willem Dafoe (The Cowboy)
Hippolyte Girardot (The Father)

Tour Eiffel

Written and directed by Sylvain Chomet
Yolande Moreau (Woman Mime Artist)
Paul Putner (Mime Artist)

Parc Monceau

Written and directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Nick Nolte (Vincent)
Ludivine Sagnier (Claire)

Quartier des Enfants Rouges

Written and directed by Olivier Assayas
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Liz)
Lionel Dray (Ken)

Place des Fetes

Written and directed by Oliver Schmitz
Aissa Maiga (Sophie)
Seydou Boro (Hassan)

Pigalle

Written and directed by Richard LaGravenese
Fanny Ardant (Fanny)
Bob Hoskins (Bob)

Quartier de la Madeleine

Written and directed by Vincenzo Natali
Elijah Wood (Boy)
Olga Kurylenko (Vampire)

Pere-Lachaise

Written and directed by Wes Craven
Emily Mortimer (Frances)
Rufus Sewell (William)
Alexander Payne (Oscar Wilde)

Faubourg Saint-Denis

Written and directed by Tom Tykwer
Natalie Portman (Francine)
Melchior Beslon (Thomas)

Quartier Latin

Written by Gena Rowlands
Directed by Frederic Auburtin & Gerard Depardieu
Gena Rowlands (Gena)
Ben Gazzara (Ben)
Gerard Depardieu (Restaurant owner)

14e arrondissement

Written and directed by Alexander Payne (With Co-Writer Nadine Eid)
Margo Martindale (Carol)

SHORT SYNOPSIS

In Paris, love is everywhere.

In its bars and cafes. Under the Eiffel Tower. Even in the Metro that runs under its streets. In Paris, je t'aime, prepare to see the city in a way you've never before imagined. It is Paris as seen through the eyes of some of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers, including the Coen Brothers, Gus Van Sant, Isabelle Coixet, Walter Salles, Alexander Payne and Sylvain Chomet.

Each director was invited to tell a story set in one of the city's neighbourhoods. The result is a kaleidoscope of stories about joy, separation, unexpected strange encounters and most of all, about love. Featuring an incredible international cast, including Natalie Portman, Fanny Ardant, Elijah Wood, Nick Nolte, Juliette Binoche and Steve Buscemi, Paris, je t'aime will show you Paris as you've never seen it before, and will reignite your love for the world's most romantic city.

Claudie Ossard and Emmanuel Benbihy present a film by Olivier Assayas, Frederic Auburtin & Gerard Depardieu, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel & Ethan Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuaron, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Bruno Podalydes, Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Tom Tykwer and Gus Van Sant.

'This film shows an unusual side of Paris, one we wouldn't normally see. I mean, people not from Paris. The Faubourg Saint-Denis is not a touristy area, there are no tourist sites as such, it's just somewhere people live. And that's one of the most exciting settings for a film: somewhere where people live their lives.'

- Natalie Portman

ABOUT THE FILM

For Paris, je t'aime a host of international directors was asked to tell the story of a romantic encounter in Paris. Paris has a rich cinematographic history but, rather than looking back, the aim of everyone involved was to show the city as it is today, to get away from the 'picture postcard' idea of Paris and reveal aspects of the capital as never seen on the big screen. Paris, je t'aime portrays a diverse mix of social classes, generations, cultures and atmospheres.

The majority of the directors involved in the project are not natives of Paris and their films consequently capture both the reality of contemporary Paris and something of the enchantment one feels as a foreigner visiting the city. Their curiosity led them to corners of the city that their French-born counterparts might not have thought to explore. Their take on Paris will surprise even those who know the city well, whilst reaffirming its status as the city de l'amour.

'Bastille is home to a mix of working-class, trendy and bourgeois people. As an area it tied in perfectly with my idea of getting away from the 'picture postcard' image of Paris.'

- Isabel Coixet

SYNOPSIS BY ARRONDISSEMENT

'In each arrondissement there's an underworld we rarely see
and it was this we wanted to show.'

- Walter Salles

Montmartre: Bruno Podalydes

While struggling to find a parking space in the narrow streets of Montmartre, a man asks himself what on earth is wrong with him & why can't he find true love? A mysterious woman suddenly faints beside his car. Is this the love encounter he has been waiting for?

Quais de Seine: Gurinder Chadha

Francois and his two friends shout pick-up lines at girls walking along the banks of the river Seine. When Francois sees a beautiful Muslim girl trip over, he goes to her aide despite his friends' laughing. She leaves for the mosque & he rejoins his friends but quickly realizes he can't let the girl walk out of his life.

Le Marais: Gus Van Sant

On entering a printer's shop, a young man, Gaspar, is immediately drawn to the printer's apprentice, Eli. Gaspar's youthful analysis and proclamation of this strange new sensation falls on Eli's deaf ears. It is only after Gaspar leaves that Eli realizes something special and unique just happened…

Tuileries: Joel & Ethan Coen

An American tourist reads his guidebook on the platform of the Tuileries subway station. He notices a young French couple kissing passionately on the opposite platform. He realizes too late that he should have taken the guidebook's advice: Never look anyone in the eyes in the Parisian subway! A hilarious comedy ensues.

Loin du 16eme: Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas

At dawn, a young immigrant mother reluctantly leaves her baby in a local nursery to take the suburban train heading towards the city. After the exhausting journey she arrives in the luxurious 16th arrondissement and her job as nanny to another mother's child.

Porte de Choisy: Christopher Doyle

A surreal encounter between a traveling salesman and the beautiful boss of a Chinese hair salon.

Bastille: Isabel Coixet

A man is preparing himself to ask his wife for a divorce in order to live with his passionate young mistress when his wife suddenly bursts into tears, announcing she has cancer and only a few months to live. He decides to drop everything to take care of his wife. His life is turned upside down as he falls in love with her for the second time.

Place des Victoires: Nobuhiro Suwa

A woman's sleep is troubled by the cries of her dead child. She returns to the square where her child passed away and meets a strange cowboy. He allows her to spend a moment with her son before he disappears once more.

Tour Eiffel: Sylvain Chomet

A lonely mime artist spends his days annoying the tourists mingling around the foot of the Eiffel Tower until he is picked up by the local police for disturbing the peace. The police station turns out to be where he finds his soul mate, a beautiful female mime.

Parc Monceau: Alfonso Cuaron

An older American man is late for his rendezvous with a beautiful and willful young French woman. As they walk along the boulevard their heated conversation reveals an intimate and complicated relationship.

Quartier des Enfants Rouges: Olivier Assayas

A beautiful American actress is shooting a period drama in an old mansion in Paris. She strikes up a relationship with a mysterious local drug dealer, but will she find the satisfaction she is searching for?

Place des Fetes: Oliver Schmitz

A man lies dying in the middle of the Place des Fetes. Sophie, a young and inexperienced medic, attends to him only to realize they have already met before.

Pigalle: Richard LaGravenese

A sexy love game in the heart of the Pigalle red light district as an older couple struggles to save their relationship.

Quartier de la Madeleine: Vincenzo Natali

A young man stumbles across a vampire feeding on her latest prey. He is immediately drawn to her captivating charms and will go to any length to make her his.

Pere Lachaise: Wes Craven

Newly weds battle out their differences as they wander through the graves of Pere Lachaise cemetery. It is only with the enigmatic appearance of Oscar Wilde's ghost that their story finds resolution.

Faubourg Saint Denis: Tom Tykwer

A beautiful American actress calls her blind boyfriend to tell him their relationship is over. In a journey through the young man's mind we trace their relationship from the very first meeting. A parable of perception and forgiveness.

Quartier Latin: Frederic Auburtin & Gerard Depardieu

A dapper old American meets up with his ex-wife to ask for an official divorce. The niceties out of the way, Ben and Gena begin to throw insults. A biting black comedy that reveals wounds still open after years of separation, and a love that will never die.

14ieme arrondissement: Alexander Payne

An American tourist comes to an understanding and acceptance of herself when walking through the 14th arrondissement of Paris in the amusing and touching conclusion to Paris, je t'aime.

'When they told me the 20th arrondissement was available, my reaction was 'Oh, there's a big cemetery there - perfect!' It's a really a great place, the perfect setting for a film that aims to provide multiple perspectives on life.'

- Wes Craven

DEVELOPMENT

'We'd never had the chance to shoot a short film before. We're pleased to have been asked to take part in the project, and to tell a story of our own playing with the cliche of Paris as the capital for lovers everywhere.'

- Joel and Ethan Coen

Tristan Carne

Tristan began his career as an assistant to big-name fashion photographers, and later to Yann Artus Bertrand. He then moved into TV and film, working for many years as an assistant director. Since 1995, he has directed many well-received programmes for French television, for a variety of different channels. Tristan first had the idea for Paris, je t'aime one day on a romantic stroll around the city.

Emmanuel Benbihy

Emmanuel studied international business in the USA. In 2002 he produced his first feature, Abolfazl Jalil's Abjad, selected for the official competition at the Venice Film Festival. In January 2000 he became involved with Tristan Carne and Tristan's brother Frederic on the development of the feature film concept for Paris, je t'aime.

In January of 2004 Emmanuel Benbihy met with famed French producer Claudie Ossard and the two agreed to work together to bring the ambitious, unconventional and risky project Paris, je t'aime to the screen. They were joined by Gilles Caussade (Claudie's partner and associate for over a decade) and Chris Bolzli (Ryaba My Chicken by Andrei Konchalovsky, Szamanka by Andrzej Zulawski, Augustin, King of Kung-Fu by Anne Fontaine, and Nicole Garcia's Place Vendome).

Delegate Producer, Claudie Ossard:

"It all started the day Emmanuel Benbihy came to see me with Tom Tykwer's film, set in the 10th arrondissement, and produced by Tom's production company X-Filme. His approach was very straight-forward: he explained that the project was difficult to put together for a young producer like himself, and that he'd come to see me to ask whether I'd help him produce the film. I said to Emmanuel straight away that the important thing was that the eventual film bring together directors from all over the world. He agreed, and I committed to go ahead with the project. I was curious to see Paris through the eyes of foreign directors."

With Tom Tykwer's film already shot (August 2002), the project was presented to directors the world over. The Coen Brothers were the first to commit to the project were soon shooting their story (Janurary 2005). Together, the Tykwer and Coen Brothers films served as 'pilots', testifying to the quality of the proposed feature. Henri Jacob, Burkhard Von Schenk and Pirol Film Production, and Celsius Entertainment all played vital roles in financing the film. The quality of the first two films, and the reputations of their directors, soon had a snowball effect. Claudie Ossard soon found that the one of the big challenges in the creation of the film would be balancing the directors' interests in the various districts of Paris. Many of the directors became enamoured with the working class areas of the city. An early exception was Walter Salles who shot in Belleville, only to suddenly have an idea for a film set in the 16th arrondissement.

As the world's greatest directors came to shoot their films, the producers saw that the filmmakers were not only falling in love with the city but uncovering sides to it that even the French had rarely seen.

Delegate Producer, Claudie Ossard:

"We Parisiens know the city too well, and are blinded by force of habit to a lot of the things going on around us. I was convinced that a group of directors drawn from all four corners of the globe would make us look at Paris afresh. And then, considering the project from the point of view of a producer, I knew I could count on the allure of Paris to convince major international directors to take part in the film. In fact, Paris was our trump card when it came to getting the project off the ground!"

Despite the desire to have a worldwide selection of filmmakers involved in the project, the producers were sure not to overlook their own home-grown directors. Bruno Poldalydes, Olivier Assayas and Sylvain Chomet all eagerly signed on for the challenge of creating an original depiction of a city with which they were so familiar. The process brought surprises for the French, with Sylvain Chomet (Belleville Rendez-Vous) shooting with real-life actors and locations for the first time in his career.

For the foreign directors, the process was one of discovery, assisted by the production team.

Delegate Producer, Claudie Ossard:

"We provided each director with lots of information about their chosen area, so they'd know where the monuments - and the best bistros - were to be found. Most of them came to scout for locations while they were writing the script, or just before shooting was due to start. That's what happened with Gus Van Sant, for example. In May 2005, just after he'd been to Cannes with Last Days, he came to wander round the Marais to hone the idea for a story he had in his head."

All the scripts were written or co-written by the film's directors, with the exception of the Quartier Latin film by Frederic Auburtin and Gerard Depardieu, which was written by Gena Rowlands. With the directors attached and the scripts complete, the casting process began.

Many of the directors involved had specific actors with whom they wanted to shoot their film. Aside from these special requests the casts were comprised of French actors. The directors discussed what they were seeking for a specific role and were provided screen tests on DVD. Upon arrival in Paris, rehearsals with their chosen actors began. The finished film brings together a stellar cast from around the world, including such well-known names as Steve Buscemi, Elijah Wood, Juliette Binoche, Ludivine Sagnier and Fanny Ardant who all agreed to work for less than their usual asking price in order to see the film succeed.

Delegate Producer, Claudie Ossard:

"I'd decided that I wanted only European, and mostly French technicians working on the film. I wanted these directors from all over the world to see how good our technicians are over here, to encourage them to come back again and shoot in Europe."

The producers approached potential crew members and informed each director of the possibilities. With just a few exceptions (Olivier Assayas, Isabel Coixet and Oliver Schmitz) the directors worked without their regular teams. For many, including the Coen Brothers, it was another new element that generated great anticipation for the production process.

PRODUCTION

'I was in unknown territory, and it was great fun.'

- Bruno Podalydes

With the exception of the segments by Tom Tykwer and Joel and Ethan Coen, the shoots for Paris, je t'aime took place between July and November 2005. Each segment took an average of two to three days to complete. The shoots were marked by an exceptional degree of collaboration between the actors and directors, and by an awareness of each film being part of a bigger collective project.

The challenge for each director was to tell the story of a romantic encounter in Paris in under five minutes, and on a relatively tight budget. Despite the specific constraints of the project, none of the directors felt creatively limited. Paris, je t'aime gave them a chance to work in the short film format with which many had originally made their name.

Delegate Producer, Claudie Ossard:

"I was there for them all, so it would be hard for me to list all the wonderful times I had. Obviously seeing Gena Rowlands at work would be one, and the pitch of emotion on Isabel Coixet's shoot was memorable. I was fascinated watching Vincenzo Natali shoot his vampire film in the 8th arrondissement, dropping in the odd sly reference to the work of horror maestro Wes Craven, who agreed to act in the film. Another memorable episode for me personally was on the Coen Brothers' film. They'd chosen to work with Bruno Delbonnel, who was the DOP on Amelie. I found myself back with him in the same Metro station that Jeunet had used in his film, and that the Coens had decided to use in theirs - a little joke destiny played on me!"

COMPLETING THE FILM

'Paris has a hard time renewing its image, and needs outside help to do so. On this film we had foreign directors come to talk about the city.'

- Ludivine Sagnier

Once all the films were shot the production rented offices at La Republique where all the directors came to edit and mix their films. It was at this time that the production team began to work on the transitions between the different segments and find the link between the stories that would give the whole film a feeling of fluidity.

Frederic Auburtin was tasked with overseeing the film's editing with Simon Jacquet. In the edit suite Paris, je t'aime resembled a giant Rubik's Cube. There were so many different solutions to the issues presented by the material, and Frederic was tasked with finding the solution that worked best for the film.

Editing Supervisor, Frederic Auburtin

"We looked at the film again from every possible angle to get a feel for the direction we should be going in. It became clear we should start from the films themselves. We tried to tease out the emotional, dramatic and thematic elements from each, and see where the films had things in common. It was a long and difficult task; moving one thing around impacted on everything else. The film you'll see in cinemas is the 81st version we tried. There were many other considerations. For example, we wanted to place each segment to so as to show it off to the best possible advantage, and above all to respect the emotional progression of the film as a whole."

Frederic and his team came up with the idea of emphasising the transitions between segments, of underscoring, rather than trying to hide the fact that we're jumping from one universe to another.

The film's musical dynamic was also important. Pierre Adenot composed the original music. Elizabeth Anais and Christophe Monthieux wrote the closing song, a waltz with words in French and English. Feist, a musician popular in France and admired by the producers, recorded the song 'La meme histoire' in Canada at the end of April. Will Jennings, who wrote the lyrics to 'My Heart Will Go On', penned the English version. The song comes right at the end of the film, over a compilation of shots that were initially intended for the transitions between segments. In these shots the characters from the different films cross for the first, and last, time.

Editing Supervisor, Frederic Auburtin

"In the end we realised that we'd managed to bring to life a character that had, surprisingly, barely been present in the first draft of the film: Paris. Not the Paris of guide books, but rather one, like the film, composed of different stories, generations, backgrounds and ethnicities. With this idea of ours to construct Paris, je t'aime like a regular feature despite its unusual make-up, we forced ourselves to give it a definite direction. When you see it from start to finish, themes like death and loneliness pop up again and again. But it's a fragile equilibrium. The viewer's experience of the film changes from one moment to the next. That was the challenge. I hope we've proven ourselves up to the task."

In May 2006 the completed Paris, je t'aime premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it opened Un Certain Regard to great acclaim.

Delegate Producer, Claudie Ossard:

"After Amelie I swore I'd never shoot another film in Paris. I thought that Amelie was the best thing that could possibly happen to me. But this film offered me the chance to look at Paris from a new perspective. That's the real strength of Paris, je t'aime, and it's down to the vision of the people who directed it, their different characters, styles and tastes. It's a real pleasure to see how well the film functions as a whole, despite individual film-makers having such different styles and approaches to their work. Some used long takes, some lots of fast editing; some story-boarded everything, while others worked more on the spur of the moment. The film really encourages you to look again at Paris, makes you want to get out and wander the streets. And that's because the directors shot in areas that you might not ordinarily visit. And for someone so proud of their home town, I know that the film works because they're all so passionate about the city. I hope this feature will be an ambassador for Paris abroad, and there surely couldn't be a better moment for it to be playing that role. I think that the film opening Un Certain Regard in Cannes was perfect because it really does offer 'un certain regard' on Paris."

DIRECTORS

'It was amazing working with Gus Van Sant. I'm fascinated by his vision of the world. As an actress I find I can only work with people I admire.'

- Marianne Faithfull

Joel & Ethan Coen (USA)

Previous films: The Ladykillers (04), Intolerable Cruelty (03), The Man Who Wasn't There (01), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (00), The Big Lebowski (98), Fargo (96), The Hudsucker Proxy (94), Barton Fink (91), Miller's Crossing (90), Raising Arizona (87), Blood Simple (84).

Joel Coen began his career as an assistant editor on horror movies, notably Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. He and his brother Ethan Coen co-wrote a screenplay for Raimi, then wrote Blood Simple, which became their first feature and starred Joel's wife Frances McDormand. They followed their successful first feature with Raising Arizona, with Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. Miller's Crossing opened the 1990 New York Film Festival and in 1991 Barton Fink won the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or. The Hudsucker Proxy and Fargo came next, the latter scooping two Oscars. Their partnership then produced The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou? In 2001 The Man Who Wasn't There won the Best Director prize at Cannes. Recently the brothers have returned to comedies, directing Intolerable Cruelty starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones and The Ladykillers with Tom Hanks which was selected for Cannes.

Nobuhiro Suwa (Japan)

Previous films: Un Couple Parfait, (05), After War (02), H-Story (01), M/other (99), 2-Duo (97).

Nobuhiro Suwa belongs to the Japanese Nouvelle Vague. His film, H-Story, pays homage to Alain Resnais' Hiroshima mon amour through the portrayal of a theatre troupe's return to Hiroshima. Born in Hiroshima in 1960, Suwa attracted attention at the Cannes Film Festival with his films M/Other and H-Story. He is often described as a Japanese Cassavetes: right from 2-Duo, his first film, he has guided his actors but also encouraged them to create their own compositions, or to improvise. Nobuhiro's films are very realistic but express a poetic view of the past, depicting people involved in a ceaseless quest for place or identity. His distinctive visual language has led him to be compared to the great names in film history. Nobuhiro spent a year in Paris and shot his fourth feature film Un Couple Parfait starring Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi.

Olivier Assayas (France)

Previous films: Clean (04), Demonlover (02), Les Destinees (00), Late August, Early September (98), Irma Vep (96), Cold Water (94), A New Life (93), Paris Awakens (91), Winter's child (89), Disorder (86).

One of France's most gifted young filmmakers; Olivier Assayas studied at l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Knowing from childhood that he wanted to make movies (his father was a screenwriter in the pre-new wave era), Olivier believed that literature, painting, and drawing would be better preparation for making films that going to film school. Throughout the early 1980s he was a critic for the prestigious journal Cahiers du Cinema, served on the journal's editorial board, and wrote screenplays for such directors as Laurent Perrin and Andre Techine. His earliest efforts at directing were four shorts completed between 1979 and 1985 and his first feature, Disorder, enjoyed a brief period as a cult classic after its release in France in 1986.

Gus Van Sant (USA)

Previous Films: Last Days (05), Elephant (03), Gerry (02), Finding Forrester (00), Psycho (98), Good Will Hunting (97), To Die For (95), Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (93), My Own Private Idaho (91), Drugstore Cowboy (89), Mala Noche (85).

Gus Van Sant graduates from Rhode Island School of Design in 1970. From an early age, he was passionate about painting and Super-8 Films. Having travelled around Europe for several years, he settled in LA. He began his directing career in 1985 with Mala Noche, which was named best independent film by the Los Angeles Times. In 1989, he shot Drugstore Cowboy, followed by My Own Private Idaho in 1991. Both films were widely acclaimed and won Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards. Thanks to Good Will Hunting, studio doors were opened to him in 1997. The film was nominated at the Oscars for Best Film, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay. In 2003 he directed Elephant, a film treating the controversial subject of violence in high school, produced by HBO. Elephant won the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival along with the prize for Best Director.

Gurinder Chadha (UK)

Previous Films: Bahji on the Beach (93), What's Cooking (00), Bend it Like Beckham (02), Bride and Prejudice (04)

Gurinder Chadha was born in Kenya but came to London with her family in 1961, where she still lives. She began her career as a news reporter with BBC Radio, directed several award winning documentaries for the BBC, and began a fruitful alliance with the BFI and Channel Four who produced the 30-minute documentary, I'm English But... (89). In 1990, Chadha set up her own production company; Umbi Films. Her first dramatic film short was the 11-minute Nice Arrangement (91).Her feature directorial debut, Bhaji on the Beach (93) was an Asian feminist comedy. After Bhaji, Chadha directed a two-part drama Rich Deceiver (95), for the BBC, and continued to work on documentaries. She followed up her previous cult hit with What's Cooking (2000). Bend It Like Beckham (02), is Chadha's most commercial film to date, becoming a smash hit and one of the highest grossing British-produced films of 2002.

Frederic Auburtin & Gerard Depardieu (France)

Previous films: The Bridge (99)

A graduate of Literature and Cinematographic Studies, Frederic Auburtin started his career on Robert Guediguian's shoot of Red Midday in 83. In 1985, after one year working for the Audiovisual Service of the Navy, he worked on Jean de Florette culminating in 38 weeks of shooting and editing in Paris. Over ten years as an assistant director Frederic worked with Francis Veber on Les Fugitifs, Maurice Pialat on Sous le Soleil de Satan, Luigi Comencini on La Boheme, Richard Heffron on La Revolution Francaise and with Bertrand Blier on Merci la Vie. He also worked with Jean-Jacques Annaud on L'Amant, Claude Berri on Germinal and Lucie Aubrac, and Jean-Paul Rappeneau on Le Hussard sur le Toit. In 1998 Gerard Depardieu proposed that he co-direct Un Pont Entre Deux Rives for which he also composed the music. Frederic shot several films for television and then, in 2003, he took over the perilous shoot of San-Antonio out of fidelity for Claude Berri.

Sylvain Chomet (France)

Previous films: The Triplets of Belleville (03), The Old Woman and the Pigeons (98).

Sylvain Chomet was born in 1963 in Maison-Laffitte, France. Passionate about drawing, he completed an Arts degree in 1982 and then obtained a diploma from the prestigious comic-strip studio at Angouleme. At this time, he published his first comic strip, The Secret of the Dragonflies, along with an illustrated adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel: Bug-Jargal. Moving to London to work as an animator at the Richard Purdum studio, he established a freelance practice making commercials for clients such as Swissair & Renault. He began work on his first animated project, The Old Woman and the Pigeons which won a stream of prizes and an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short in 1998. In 1997, his book Ugly, Poor and Sick won at the Angouleme Comic Strip Festival. His first feature, The Triplets of Belleville, was presented out of competition in Cannes 2003 taking the world by storm and being nominated for two Oscars, including Best Animated Feature.

Vincenzo Natali (Canada)

Previous films: Nothing (03), Cypher (02), Cube (97).

After having a "religious experience" while viewing Star Wars, young Vincenzo Natali abandoned his ambitions to become a comic book artist and threw himself into film. Between his first short film at age 11 to his feature film Cube at 28, Vincenzo wrote and directed six short films and co-wrote three feature-length screenplays. An accomplished storyboard artist, he also participated in several cartoon series. After Cube's considerable international success, which earned him comparisons with John Carpenter, Dario Argento and David Cronenberg, Vincenzo reconfirmed his talent and originality with his second sci-fi movie Cypher starring Lucy Liu and Jeremy Northam. His latest feature Nothing is making the festival rounds: two men, rebels at heart, suddenly receive the power to eliminate everything they despise.

Richard LaGravenese (USA)

Previous films: Living Out Loud (98).

Born and raised in New York, Richard LaGravenese began his career writing sketches and monologues. He earned a little cash on the side by working on the script of The Fisher King, directed in 1991 by Terry Gilliam. The film met with great critical acclaim, leading to Oscar and BAFTA nominations. Richard consolidated his reputation as a screenwriter with the scripts of The Bridges of Madison County, directed in 1995 by Clint Eastwood, The Horse Whisperer, directed by Robert Redford in 1991, and Steven Soderbergh's Erin Brockovich, 2000. In 1998, he directed his first feature, Living Out Loud, with Danny DeVito and Holly Hunter, a story inspired by a Chekov play. The film enjoyed a warm critical response and was released internationally. He has just completed a documentary on 1970s cinema, A Decade under the Influence, and he is currently writing his next feature.

Tom Tykwer (Germany)

Previous films: Heaven (02), The Princess and the Warrior (00), Run Lola Run (99), Winter Sleepers (97), Deadly Maria (93).

Tom Tykwer was 11 years old when he shot his first film in Super-8. At age 14, while working at the local cinema in Wuppertal, Germany, he shut himself in all night to watch and re-watch Blade Runner. A self-taught filmmaker, Tom shot his first feature in 1993, Deadly Maria, earning him wide critical acclaim and winning several prizes. He and director Wolfgang Becker (Goodbye Lenin!) wrote Life is All You Get, which won several awards around the globe. In 1999, Tom broke onto the international scene with Run Lola Run, which won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film and was selected for competition in the Venice Film Festival. His last film, Heaven with Cate Blanchett, opened the Berlin Film Festival in 2002. He is currently preparing an adaptation of Patrick Suskind's internationally bestselling novel, Perfume.

Isabel Coixet (Spain)

Previous films: The Secret Life of Words (05), !Hay Motivo! (04), Kill me Tender (03), My Life Without Me (03), Those Who Love (98), Things I Never Told You (96), Demasiado Viejo Para Morir Joven (88).

Born in Barcelona, Isabel Coixet often visited the movie theater where her grandmother sold tickets. At seven, Isabel was given an 8mm camera and began directing short films. She went on to found her own production company and began directing commercials, winning many international prizes. Her first screenplay, Morbus, was made into a film in 1983. She then decided to direct Demasiado viejo para morir joven in 1988, earning herself a Goya Award nomination as Best New Director. She wrote and directed her first English language film, Things I Never Told You in 1996, starring Andrew McCarthy and Lili Taylor. This time, she received a Goya Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and won a Silver Alexander at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Isabel shot Those Who Love in 1998, then wrote and directed the Canadian/Spanish co-production My Life Without Me which won an award at the Berlin International Film Festival 2003.

Christopher Doyle (Hong Kong/Australia)

Previous Films: Away with words (98)

Born in 1952 in Sydney, Doyle fled the banality of the suburbs to spend much of his early life on the road. In the late '70s, he moved to Taiwan and fell in with the Taipei art crowd, including such future members of the cultural elite as Hou Hsiao Hsien and Stan Lai. In 1978, he was one of the founding members of the Lanling Theatre Workshop, the first modern theater company in Taiwan; he also created a landmark television series, Travelling Images. Doyle's true artistic and commercial breakthrough occurred with his first collaboration with auteur Wong Kar-Wai in Days of Being Wild (1991). Since then he has become one of the most important and influential cinematographers in Asian cinema working with Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Stanley Kwan and Hsou Hsiao Hsien among many others. He made his directing debut with Away With Words (99). Screened at Cannes, some attacked it for being self-indulgent while others hailed it as extraordinary.

Alexander Payne (USA)

Previous films: Sideways (04), About Schmidt (02), Election (99), Citizen Ruth (96), The Passion of Martin (91).

Although his thesis film from UCLA The Passion of Martin was screened at Sundance, Alexander Payne made his feature film debut with the critically acclaimed Citizen Ruth, a provocative satire about the abortion rights war. He followed that up in 1999 with the much lauded Election, which led the year's critics' Top Ten lists, earned Best Director and Best Film Independent Spirit Awards and, for Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor, won a number of Best Screenplay awards including the Writers Guild of America, the New York Film Critics Circle and the Independent Spirit Award, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Payne followed with About Schmidt, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates. The film earned two Golden Globes (Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director) and was voted Best Film of 2002 by the Los Angeles and London Film Critics Circles. Payne's latest feature, Sideways, was the critical smash of 2004 earning five Oscar nominations and winning for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas (Brazil)

Previous films: Dark Water (04), The Motorcycle Diaries (04), Behind the Sun (01), Central Station (98), Midnight (98), Foreign Land (95), Life Somewhere Else (95), Exposure (91).

Walter Salles contributed to the international comeback of Brazilian film in the late '90s with the successful Central Station, itself partly inspired by his globally-aired documentary film Life Somewhere Else. Central Station won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Walter Salles first collaborated with Daniela Thomas in 1995 on the film Foreign Land, then again in 1998 on Midnight, which is part of the Arte production 2000 seen by…. His last film, an adaptation of Che Guevara's journals called The Motorcycle Diaries, was selected for the Cannes Film Festival 2004. In 2004 Walter has also completed his first studio film, a remake of Hideo Nakata's Dark Water, with Jennifer Connelly, Tim Roth and John C. Reilly. Walter and Daniela are currently preparing their next feature, which they will co-direct.

Alfonso Cuaron (Mexico)

Previous films: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (04), And Your Mother Too (01), Great Expectations (98), A Little Princess (95), Solo con tu pareja (91), Cita con la muerte (89)

Born and bred in Mexico city, Alfonso Cuaron studied filmmaking and philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. After graduating, he began working in television in Mexico, first as technician and then as director. In 1991, he landed his first big-screen directorial assignment, Solo con tu Pareja, a massive hit in Mexico and enthusiastically received worldwide. Sydney Pollack was impressed enough to hire him to direct an episode of Fallen Angels. In 1995, Cuaron made his first film produced in the US, A Little Princess, an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel. Cuaron's next feature was also a literary adaptation, a modernized version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. Cuaron then returned to his home, shooting in Mexico with a Spanish-speaking cast, Y tu mama tambien became an international hit and major success with critics. He also directed the third film in the successful Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Bruno Podalydes (France)

Previous films: Le Parfum de la dame en noir (05), Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune (03), Liberte-Oleron (01), Dieu Seul me voit (98),

After having started his career shooting films for Air France already starring his brother, Denis, Bruno Podalydes created the surprise hit in 1992 with Versailles Left Bank, a short film which won many rewards including the Cesar for best short film in 1993. In 1994, he repeated his success with Voila, distinguished at the Venice Film Festival the same year. Two years later and still working with his brother Denis, he shot Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-chantiers), which won the Cesar for Best first feature film in 1999. Screenwriter for all his films, he co-wrote with his brother his new opus, Liberte-Oleron, released in 1999. In 2002, he changes register with an adaptation of the detective novel by Gaston Leroux, Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune. In 2005, surrounded by the same actors, he stayed in the universe of Gaston Leroux and adapted the sequel, Le Parfum de la Dame en Noir.

Oliver Schmitz (German)

Previous films: Hijack Stories (00), Mapantsula (88).

Born in Cape Town to German parents, Oliver Schmitz's first film Mapantsula won a number of awards and catapulted him to international success in 1988. The film itself constituted an event in South African cinema. Since then, he has worked on several documentaries including Joburg Stoies in 1997, which won the Documentary Prize at the Montreal Vues d'Afrique Festival. His second feature film, Hijack Stories, was selected for competition at Cannes in 2001 in the "Un Certain Regard" category. In 2003, Oliver directed a romantic comedy for German television, The Best Piece, which attracted an unexpected five and half million spectators during its first airing. He went on to direct several television movies before returning to the big screen. He is currently writing his next feature, to be filmed in South Africa next year.

Wes Craven (USA)

Previous films: Red Eye (05), Cursed (04), Scream 3 (00), Music of the Heart (99), Scream 2 (97), Scream (96), Vampire in Brooklyn (95), Freddy (94), Nightmare cafe series (92), The people under the stairs (91), Night visions (90), Shocker (89), The serpent and the Rainbow (88), Deadly Friend (86), Casebusters (86), Twilight Zone series (85), Chiller (85), A nightmare on Elm street (84), Invitation to hell (84), The hills have eyes (84), Swamp Thing (82), Deadly Blessing (81), Strangers in our house (78), The hills have eyes (77), The last house on the left (72), Together (71).

Born to devoutly Baptist parents, Wes earned an undergraduate degree in writing and psychology from Wheaton College in Illinois, and a masters degree in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to landing his first job in the film industry as a sound editor for a post-production company in New York, he briefly taught English at Westminster College and was a humanities professor at Clarkson College. Craven's work shares a common exploration of the nature of reality. A Nightmare on Elm Street introduced the world to one of its greatest talents in the field of cinematic scares. Craven is an acknowledged master of horror cinema, but has proven able to move beyond the boundaries of the horror genre with films such as Music from the Heart. His most recent film, Red Eye, starred Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams.

PRODUCTION TEAM

'From time to time during the shoot, I said to myself: OK, you're in Paris, in a film by Walter Salles. It's just incredible.'

- Catalina Sandino Moreno

Claudie Ossard - Producer

From a background in publicity, Claudie has become a true one-off in the world of independent film production in France. She produced her first film, Jean-Marie Perier's Public Telephone, in 1980, and from then on has been involved in a number of unusual projects. She brought us Jean-Jacques Beineix's Betty Blue, Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children by the Caro-Jeunet duo, Jeunet's solo project Amelie ; Arizona Dream by Emir Kusturica, Charlotte for Ever by Serge Gainsbourg, Leave Your Hands on My Hips by Chantal Lauby and Serge Frydman's My Angel.

Emmanuel Benbihy - Producer, Feature Film Concept, Transition Sequences Co-Director

Emmanuel studied international business in the USA. In 2002 he produced his first feature, Abolfazl Jalil's Abjad, selected for the official competition at the Venice Film Festival. In January 2000 he became involved with Tristan Carne and Tristan's brother Frederic on the development of the feature film concept for Paris, je t'aime.

Tristan Carne - Original Idea

Tristan began his career as an assistant to big-name fashion photographers, and later to Yann Artus Bertrand. He then moved into TV and film, working for many years as an assistant director. Since 1995, he has directed many well-received programs for French television, for a variety of different channels. Tristan first had the idea for Paris, je t'aime one day on a romantic stroll around the city.

Frederic Auburtin - Editing Supervisor, Transition Sequences Co-Director, Quartier Latin

Co-Director

Born in Marseilles, Frederic is a musician as well as a film-maker. He started his career in cinema working with Robert Guedigan (Rouge Midi), then as an intern on Claude Berri's Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. He then spent many years as assistant director to filmmakers including Berri, Francis Veber and Jean-Jacques Annaud. In 1999 he co-directed his first feature, The Bridge, with his friend Gerard Depardieu and directed Depardieu in Volpone, 2003. In March 2005 he was contacted by Claudie Ossard and Emmanuel Benbihy to work on creating fluid transitions between the film's different segments, the idea being that Paris, je t'aime should form one single feature film, rather than a series of short films.

Chris Bolzli - Executive Producer

In the past twelve years Chris has acquired experience in international co-production, executive and line production and in distribution both in France and abroad. His fondness for Eastern Europe leads him to produce Sergei Bodrov's second feature film in 1992, White King, Red Queen, thus becoming an example of one of the first Russian-European co-productions. He continues with Ryaba my Chicken, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky in 1994, then with the Franco-Polish production Chamanka, directed by Andrzej Zulawski in 1996.

He soon creates his own production company, Alhena Films, with which he will co-produce a dozen films such as Women Have Only One Thing on their Minds, directed by Charlotte Dubreuil (1994), starring Claudia Cardinale and Carole Laure, Anna Oz directed by Eric Rochant (1996) with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gerard Lanvin, Marquise directed by Vera Belmont (1997) starring Sophie Marceau, Bernard Girardeau and Lambert Wilson, Augustin, King of Kung fu, directed by Anne Fontaine (1999) starring Maggie Cheung and Fanny Ardant, Place Vendome directed by Nicole Garcia (1999) starring Catherine Deneuve and Jacques Dutronc, Simon, the Magician directed by Ildiko Enyedi (1998), Why Not Me? directed by Stephane Guisti (1999), Le voyage a Paris directed by Marc-Henri Dufresne (1999) starring Olivier Gourmet, etc.

He goes on to become executive producer of films such as Merci mon chien, directed by Philippe Galland (1998) and The Comet (1999), a Franco-Mexican film directed by Jose Buil and Marisa Systach, and Azzurro, directed by Denis Rabaglia (2000).

In addition to his producing activities, he creates Alhena Film Distribution in Switzerland and distributes 40-odd films between 1995 and 2001, including Hate, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz (1995) and Family Resemblances, directed by Cedric Klapisch (1996). He is particularly gifted at obtaining co-financing in every form: public grants, private funding or institutional investment.

He joined Claudie Ossard and Emmanuel Benbihy, and was a partner in the production of Paris, je t'aime.

Gilles Caussade - Executive Producer

Graduate from French business school, Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Lille, BA in Law, Universite de Lille, MBA and LLB from Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA (1970). He starts his career with US corporation W.R.Grace, then goes in Merger and Acquisitions with Anglo-Swiss Societe Bancaire et Financiere in Paris.

In 1978, created and developed L'herbier de Provence, a food and cosmetic herbal company, vertically integrated from the fields in Provence to the 120 stores in France and abroad (USA - 5 stores, Japan, Europe, etc.). The company was sold in 1982.

Gilles becomes President of 3 companies in the fashion business including Madame Gres Haute Couture, MicMac sportswear and Wrangler Jeans France-Benelux. Gilles then creates his own investment company, CD Finance, which invests in the communication business (medical databases, export of French press in China, Korea, Taiwan and India), in the restaurant business (Cafe La Jatte in Neuilly) and in the film industry.

He has been partner with Claudie Ossard for the past 10 years.

Feist - Sings the theme 'La meme histoire' (We're all in the dance)

Feist (real name Leslie) was born on 13 February 1976 in Canada. She released her first solo album, Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), in 1999. On tour in Europe some months later, she met Gonzales who, with Renard Letang, went on to produce her second album, Let it Die, released in 2004. She settled in Paris, and with her second album, a sensual mix of jazz, bossa nova, folk, rock and a hint of disco, reached a large audience for the first time. Recently, she has contributed to the new album by the Kings of Convenience, sung with Mocky on his album Are and Be, and written a song that she'll perform with Jane Birkin on Jane's new album, Rendez-Vous.

Paris, je t'aime is the first soundtrack to which she's contributed.

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