In 2006, the movie "Paris, I Love You" was released. The film consists of 18 episodes, each of which has its own director and screenwriter. This project was a success with both viewers and critics. And so in 2009, a sequel was created - "New York, I love you." The actors who played the main roles in each of the movie novels are world stars. Among the directors who worked on this film are Natalie Portman, Ivan Attal.
The plot of the film "New York, I love you"
Actors Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson and Andy Garcia played in the first novel of the movie almanac. Hayden is known to viewers for his role in the Star Wars trilogy. Hero Christensen once meets a girl on the street. He follows a beautiful stranger, she comes into a cafe. In order to make an acquaintance, the young man deftly steals the girl’s phone, then returns her the “loss”. But suddenly a "third extra" appears. Rival Ben, the hero of this short romantic story, is married, doesn’t take off his wedding ring even in the rare moments of a meeting with a young lover. Perhaps that is why the girl chooses in favor of the charming, but non-monetary Ben.
Just a few minutes each part of the movie "I love you, New York." The actors who played the heroes of the second film story are Natalie Portman and Irfan Khan. This short story consists of just one dialogue between a Muslim girl and her acquaintance. No events are happening. A short film only tells about a small fragment from the life of people living in New York, and, of course, about love.
The hero of the third short story is a musician who communicates daily by phone with a girl whose face he has never seen. David Cooler is working on a project that somehow requires him to know the content of the novel The Brothers Karamazov. The book of Dostoevsky for the musician is overwhelming. And here Camilla comes to his aid - the same girl with whom he is familiar only through romantic telephone conversations.
Christina Ricci and Orlando Bloom played in the third part of "I Love You, New York." Actors Ethan Hawke and Maggie Kew performed roles in the fourth story. The heroes of this short story are found on the street at night in New York. He is a romantic writer. She is a woman selling her body. However, the hero does not know about the profession of his casual interlocutor, and therefore indulges in eloquent reasoning, singing the beauty of a woman and the pleasure that an intimate connection would bring them. The idyll is destroyed by the recognition of the "muse" of the writer, which briefly and succinctly announces how he earns a living, and then gives the writer a business card to implement his "sublime plans."
Other actors
What are the other stories of the New York, I Love You movie almanac? In order to find out about this, it is worth watching a film that has earned high praise from critics and viewers. The heroes of the fifth story were played by Blake Lively, James Caan, Anton Yelchin. In the sixth part, the roles were played by Bradley Cooper and Drea De Matteo. Other film almanac actors: Shia Lababe, Julie Christie, Jacinda Barrett, Taylor Gere, Eva Amurri, Goran Vishnich.
Directors
Mira Nair, Jiang Wen, Shunji Iwai, Brett Ratner worked on the creation of short film stories taking place against the backdrop of New York. For Natalie Portman, the shooting of this film was the directorial debut. Oscar winner Anthony Mingella was to take part in the project. However, the scriptwriter and director passed away shortly before the filming began. Shehar Kapoor replaced him. Initially, film almanacs consisted of thirteen short stories. Two more were shot by Alexander Zvyagintsev and Scarlett Johansson. After the Toronto Film Festival, the film was decided to remount.
Interesting Facts
- The list of filmmakers originally included Woody Allen.
- The total budget of the film almanac was $ 14 million.
- According to the shooting conditions, no more than 20 actors are involved in each of the short stories.