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Bookmark this pageNew York, I Love You (2009)
Director: Fatih Akin, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Payne, Shunji Iwai, Jiang Wen, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner
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From Time Out London
These ten short films were commissioned as the successor to ‘Paris Je T’Aime’ (2006), and make up a similar celebration of cinema and the city. The new collection feels more integrated, with the odd story and character running throughout and a loose romantic theme. That said, it’s also less coherent and the quality of ideas is low. In comparison to its predecessor, the filmmakers are second-rate – Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Natalie Portman – and there’s an awkward sense that directors like Brett Ratner and actors like Orlando Bloom are stealing the chance to ‘do arthouse’ – and badly. The best segment sees Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman (pictured) as a bickering old couple out for a stroll, and it’s good to see Julie Christie in an otherwise baffling piece written by Anthony Minghella. There’s talk of similar projects for Rio, Shanghai and Jerusalem. Is that the sound of a barrel being scraped?Author: Dave Calhoun
Time Out London Issue 2111: 3 – 9 February, 2011
Cast & crew
Director: Fatih Akin, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Payne, Shunji Iwai, Jiang Wen, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner
Rated: 15
Duration: 103 mins
UK Release: Feb 4 2011
US Release: Oct 16 2009
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