The producer of "Paris, I Love You", Emmanuel Bomby, once again convened a strong lineup, inviting stars and directors from all over the world to write a love letter to New York in the form of a short film collection - "New York, I Love You" ". The trailer that was officially exposed a few days ago mixes these 12 short films together, showing a hint of New York style. This is also a test of the audience's eyesight. The stars who are watching the flowers will see how many you can count.
Every city is a poem, and "New York, I Love You" allows the "Big Apple" New York to shed its usual busy and unapproachable veil and touch its inner soft touch. 12 directors - including Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Jiang Wen, Iwai Shunji, Faith Akin, who won the Golden Bear for "Going Forward", and Russian director Ankin, who directed "Return" Andrei Sarkinsev, director Mira Nair of "Monsoon Wedding Banquet" and others - each in 5 minutes, experience New York from a different cultural perspective, and talk about a common human topic - "love" .
The cast of the short film is even more dazzling: Shia LaBeouf, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke, Natalie Portman, Kevin Bacon, Shu Qi, etc. They meet in romantic and poetic New York. Love is happening quietly, loneliness is relieved, language barriers are no longer important, and love renders all beauty.
The only regret of "New York, I Love You" is the death of director Anthony Minghella, and his friend Shekhar Kapoor took over his story and completed the final shooting of the short film. Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut is the most notable, she uses the perspective of a lonely outsider (Kevin Bacon) to experience New York, the black and white images are simple and poetic.
The next stop of the "City Short Films" series will come to China, and the theme will be "Shanghai, I love you", which is really surprising.
"New York, I Love You" will be released nationwide on February 13, 2009.
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