1 / 8
ERA
Did you know
Released 20 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Paris Je T'aime
"Fall in love with Paris 18 times."
2006 2h 0m FR
👍
6.8
SOLID
🍅
85%
FRESH
👌
66
METACRITIC
⭐
7.2
IMDB
★6.8TMDB · 869🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 76,051
DramaRomance
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
“Fall in love with Paris 18 times.”
Cast
Steve Buscemi
Touriste (Tuileries)
Natalie Portman
Francine (Faubourg Saint-Denis)
Willem Dafoe
Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)
Axel Kiener
Axel (Tuileries)
Julie Bataille
Julie (Tuileries)
Bruno Podalydès
L'automobiliste (Montmartre)
Florence Muller
Jeune Femme (Montmartre)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Isabel Coixet
- Writers
- Nobuhiro Suwa, Ethan Coen, Gabrielle Keng
- Languages
- Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Arabic
- Countries
- France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
2 / 8
WORLD
Did you know
Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Arabic.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
WORLD
Did you know
International production across 5 countries: France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, United States of America.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Directed by Isabel Coixet, shot by Éric Guichard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Original score by Pierre Adenot. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 8
DIRECTOR
Did you know
Editor Mathilde Bonnefoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 8
CAST
Did you know
Steve Buscemi and Natalie Portman and Willem Dafoe carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
8 / 8
FACT
Did you know
Marketing tagline: "Fall in love with Paris 18 times.".
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Isabel Coixet directs. Éric Guichard behind the camera. Pierre Adenot scores. Mathilde Bonnefoy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Arabic.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Arabic.
- 3International production across 5 countries: France, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Isabel Coixet, shot by Éric Guichard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Pierre Adenot. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Mathilde Bonnefoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Steve Buscemi and Natalie Portman and Willem Dafoe carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Fall in love with Paris 18 times.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0401711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 13 themes, including "new love", "paris, france", "jazz", "city portrait".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Éric Guichard
- Original score
- Pierre Adenot
- Editing
- Mathilde Bonnefoy
- Production design
- Bettina von den Steinen
- Costume design
- Olivier Bériot
- Makeup / hair
- Jean-Charles Bachelier
- Runtime
- 120 min · 2h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13,000,000
- Box office
- $17,489,601
- Return
- 135% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 66/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.2/10 · 76,051 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
3 wins & 2 nominations total
Also by
Isabel Coixet
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
Filmazure
- PI
Pirol Stiftung
- VI
Victoires International
Key crew
- Production DesignBettina von den Steinen
- EditorMathilde Bonnefoy
- Executive ProducerAra Katz
- CastingNathalie Chéron
- EditorStan Collet
- EditorIsabel Meier
- Executive ProducerChad Troutwine
- Set DecorationSébastien Monteux-Halleur
- EditorLuc Barnier
- Executive ProducerGilles Caussade
- Executive ProducerChris Bolzli
- Executive ProducerMaria Köpf
- EditorAnne Klotz
- EditorHisako Suwa
- ProducerEmmanuel Benbihy
- ProducerClaudie Ossard
- EditorSimon Jacquet
- Executive ProducerFrank Moss
- EditorAlex Rodríguez
- Costume DesignOlivier Bériot
- Executive ProducerRafi Chaudry
- MusicJohnny Klimek
- MusicTom Tykwer
- MusicReinhold Heil
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new love
- paris, france
- jazz
- city portrait
- subway
- immigration
- nanny
- tourist
- anthology
- romance
- human relationship
- woman director
- cities of love
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2007-05-04R
- Theatrical2007-06-15R
Also known as
International titles
- Paris, I Love YouUS
- Párizs, szeretlek!HU
- París, te amoES
- 我爱巴黎CN
- 파리, 아이 러브 유KR
- Paris, Eu te AmoBR
