New York, I Love You (2009)

Réalisateurs:

Fatih Akin
Yvan Attal

Scénaristes:

Emmanuel Benbihy (concept)
Tristan Carné (premise)

Date de sortie:

16 octobre 2009 (Spain)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Accroche:

every moment another story begins

Intrigue:

An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York.

Plot Keywords:

Love | New York | Anthology | Place Name In Title | Omnibus

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

A nice idea comes up short

US Showtimes:

Culver Plaza Theatres

12:00pm | 6:00 | 8:10

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Ensemble

Natalie Portman	...	Rifka (segment "Mira Nair")
Shia LaBeouf	...	Jacob (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
Anton Yelchin	...	Boy in the Park (segment "Brett Ratner")
Bradley Cooper	...	Gus (segment "Allen Hughes")
Blake Lively	...	Girlfriend (segment "Brett Ratner")
Robin Wright Penn	...	Anna (segment "Yvan Attal")
Eva Amurri	...	Sarah (Transitions)
Orlando Bloom	...	David (segment "Shunji Iwai")
Christina Ricci	...	Camille (segment "Shunji Iwai")
Hayden Christensen	...	Ben (segment "Jiang Wen")
Rachel Bilson	...	Molly (segment "Jiang Wen")
Justin Bartha	...	Sarah's Boyfriend (Transitions)
James Caan	...	Mr. Riccoli (segment "Brett Ratner")
Ethan Hawke	...	Writer (segment "Yvan Attal")
John Hurt	...	Waiter (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
Drea de Matteo	...	Lydia (segment "Allen Hughes")
Andy Garcia	...	Garry (segment "Jiang Wen")
Maggie Q	...	Call Girl (segment "Yvan Attal")
Chris Cooper	...	Alex (segment "Yvan Attal")
Olivia Thirlby	...	Actress (segment "Brett Ratner")
Cloris Leachman	...	Mitzie (segment "Joshua Marston")
Julie Christie	...	Isabelle (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
Eli Wallach	...	Abe (segment "Joshua Marston")
Jacinda Barrett	...	Maggie
Burt Young	...	Landlord (segment "Fatih Akin")
Qi Shu	...	Chinese herbalist
Irrfan Khan	...	Mansuhkhbai (segment "Mira Nair")
Taylor Geare	...	Teya (segment "Natalie Portman")
Ugur Yücel	...	Painter (segment "Fatih Akin")
Emilie Ohana	...	Zoe - the Video Artist
Sinsu Co	...	Mystery Bar Girl (segment "Allen Hughes")
Ashley Klein	...	Prom girl (segment "Brett Ratner")
Eliezer Meyer	...	Grand Rabbi Elli (segment "Mira Nair")
Cesar De León	...	Dominican (segment "Natalie Portman")
Jordann Beal	...	Prom girl (segment "Brett Ratner")
Richard Chang	...	Mr. Su (Transitions)
Gurdeep Singh	...	Badal (Transitions)
Gary Cherkassky	...	Skater Punk (segment "Joshua Marston")
Amy Raudenbush	...	Mom #1 (segment "Natalie Portman")
Juri Henley-Cohn	...	Ali (Transitions)
Carlos Acosta	...	Dante (segment "Natalie Portman")
Loukas Papas	...	Pizza Patron - Transitions
Robert d Scott	...	Du-Rag (Transitions)
Eddie D'vir	...	Rabbi (segment "Mira Nair")
Andy Karl	...	Evan (Transitions)
Simon Dasher	...	Guitarist (Transitions)
Vedant Gokhale	...	Cab Driver (Transitions)
Adam Moreno	...	DJ Blue (segment "Brett Ratner")
Jeff Chena	...	Bartender (segment "Jiang Wen")
Brad Naprixas	...	Hassid in Wedding (segment "Mira Nair")
Duane Nakia Cooper	...	Haitian Cab Driver - Transitions
Adam S. Phillips	...	Jogger - Transitions
Aron Charach	...	Young Hasid (segment "Mira Nair")
Himad Beg	...	Indian Man (Transitions)

Autre(s) titre(s):

New York, je t'aime (France) (literal title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Durée:

103 min

Pays:

France | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Russe | Yiddish

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

USA:R (certificate #45093) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Lieux de tournage:

New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Vivendi Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Natalie Portman (who directs and stars in segments of this film) also starred in one of the segments of this anthology's predecessor, Paris, je t'aime (2006).

Connexions De Film:

figure dans "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-10-17)" (2009)

A nice idea comes up short

A few years ago Paris je t'aime, or Paris, I Love You came out featuring some amazing talents like the Coen brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, Gus Van Sant, and Alexander Payne. It consisted of 20 very short films, each with their own unique style and storyline, only they all shared the same setting of Paris. Three years later, another group of filmmakers and writers, including the late, great Anthony Minghella, decided to make a film consisting of short vignettes called New York, I Love You.

The idea is nice. It's endearing how a group of people can come together and present several different stories about a place that they love.

(Pause for nice, smiling moment)

Okay, back to the film. Now that we can agree that this is a nice idea, I think it's time to get serious. Much like Paris je t'aime, there are parts of this film that are nice. Still, overall I can't help but disagree with the construction of this film. I thought the stories were clever, but if I liked the story I didn't like the acting, or if I liked the acting, the directing was off. It was a never-ending stream of likes and dislikes.

There are some interesting segments. Brett Ratner's segment about a teenager trying to go to prom is clever and entertaining, starring Anton Yelchin, Olivia Thirlby, and James Caan. I thought Caan gave the most honest performance in the whole film. He had the look and most of all the sound of a New Yorker. I was even impressed with Natalie Portman's segment which follows a man looking after a young girl in Central Park.

There was nothing that blew me away like some of the parts of Paris, je t'aime. There was nothing here that made me say, "Wow!" For a film like this nice just doesn't cut it. I can forgive a few bad shorts for one or two really good ones. At least I can take something away from the film. I all took away from this were the various settings that New York City has to offer.

Making a compilation film is risky. One bad egg can spoil the rest, or in this case a lot of mediocre eggs can make for a bland film. New York, I Love You has a lot of potential, but doesn't pull it off.