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By: Martyn Pedler
Article published: 11th Apr 07
Format: Cinema
Mood: Whimsical
What:
Paris, je t'aime
Where:
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton. Rivoli, 200 Camberwell Rd, East Hawthorn and Palace Cinemas.
When:
From April 19
Win:
One of 10 in-season double passes, just email the subject like ‘OUI’ to win@threethousand.com.au
Watch the trailer:
Here
Anthologies work because they’re so soothing for those with short attention spans. If you don’t like one chunk? Wait a few minutes, andyou’ll be watching something else. Paris, je t'aime has no less than 18 short films by arthouse directors from around the world, including Gus Van Sant, Tom Twyker, the Coen Brothers, Olivier Assayas, and more. They’re all set around Paris, and yes, there are mimes.
Telling a story in such a short time frame is enormously difficult, and many of these shorts aren’t up to the task, replacing depth with eye-rollingly trite ta-daa! endings. But these are balanced by others that manage to do much morewith their handful of minutes, and they make this uneven collection worthwhile.
Watch Paris, je t'aime for a heartbreakingly simplestory of a young mother and two babies, only one of which is hers; a sly and affectionate conversation between a long-divorced couple; and, best of all, for a short by the director of the charming animation The Triplets Of Belleville – and yes, it’s about a mime.