Paris Je'Taime

Who knew that Joel and Ethan Coen would direct two of my favorite films of 2007? Or, that Elijah Wood made a film about vampires in Paris? Or that Alexander Payne (director of Election and Sideways,) Isabel Coixet (director of The Secret Life Of Words and My Life Without Me,) and Gus Vant Sant (director of Good Will Hunting and Elephant,) would work on the same project?

The film is called Paris Je' Taime (Paris, I Love You) and it is a lovely omage to the city. The film is, in itself, an amazing collection of "petite romances." These stories are all around five minutes long. They range from surrealist stories about mimes in love, to invigorating realism with the story of a street boy in love with a Muslim girl. The stories are both tragic and deeply funny. They, like the city they pay omage to, are full of diverse sights and sounds.

Paris Je' Taime is probably the most romantic film of 2007. It is a romance between Paris and the people who find themselves inexorable drawn to the "city of lights."

I still don't know how I should rate films. I think I am going to start using stars or some other sort of lame system. However, this has made it into my much publicized Top Ten Films of 2007 list. On Sunday I will finally get to see There Will Be Blood and that should make my decision easier. Expect to see reviews for There Will be Blood and The Darjeeling Limited within the next few days. Also if you have never seen a film by the director Isabel Coixet, that I mentioned earlier, I strongly suggest that you do. In fact in the future I will probably dedicate an entire blog to her works.