The film "New York, I love you." Actors, roles, plot

In 2006, the screens released movie almanac "Paris, I love you." The film consists of 18 episodes, each with its own director and screenwriter. This project was a success for spectators and critics alike. Therefore, in 2009, a sequel was created - "New York, I love you." The actors who played the main roles in each of the film novels are world-sized stars. Among the directors who worked on this film, Natalie Portman, Ivan Attal.

The plot of the film "New York, I love you"

Actors Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson and Andy Garcia played in the first novel of the film almanac. Hayden is known to viewers on the role in the trilogy "Star Wars." Christensen's hero once meets a girl on the street. He follows a beautiful stranger, she enters the cafe. In order to start an acquaintance, a young man cleverly steals a phone from a girl, then returns to her "loss." But suddenly a "third extra" appears. Ben's rival, the hero of this short romantic story, is married, does not take off the wedding ring even in rare moments of meeting with the young lover. Perhaps, therefore, the girl makes a choice in favor of the charming, but impecunious Ben.

Just a few minutes lasts every part of the movie "I Love You, New York." The actors who played the heroes of the second film history are Natalie Portman and Irfan Khan. This novel consists of only one dialogue, which takes place between a Muslim girl and her acquaintance. There are no events. The short film only tells about a small fragment of life of people living in New York, and, of course, about love.

The hero of the third novel is a musician, communicating daily on the phone with a girl whose faces have never been seen. David Cooler is working on a project that somehow requires him to know the content of the novel "The Brothers Karamazov." Dostoevsky's book for the musician is beyond his power. And here to help him comes Camille - the same girl with whom he is familiar only thanks to romantic telephone conversations.

Christina Ricci and Orlando Bloom played in the third part of "I Love You, New York". Actors Ethan Hawk and Maggie Kew performed roles in the fourth story. The heroes of this novel meet on the street of New York night. He is a romantic writer. She is a woman selling her body. However, the hero of this story does not know about the profession of his casual interlocutor, and therefore he gives eloquent reasoning, singing out the beauty of a woman and the pleasure that would bring them an intimate connection. The idyll is destroyed by the recognition of the "muse" of the writer, who briefly and succinctly announces what he earns for life, and afterwards handing a business card to the writer, for the realization of his "lofty plans".

Other actors

What are the other stories of the movie almanac "New York, I Love You" about? In order to find out about this, it's worth watching a film that deserved high praise from critics and viewers. The heroes of the fifth story were played by Blake Lively, James Caan, Anton Yelchin. In the sixth part of the role played by Bradley Cooper and Drea De Matteo. Other actors of the film almanac: Shia Labaf, Julie Christie, Jasinda Barrett, Taylor Gere, Eva Amurri, Goran Vishnich.

Directed by

Over the creation of short film stories, taking place against the background of New York, worked Mira Nair, Jiang Wen, Shunji Iwai, Brett Ratner. For Natalie Portman shooting this movie became a directorial debut. The project was to be attended by the winner of the "Oscar" Anthony Minghella. However, the screenwriter and director passed away shortly before the filming began. He was replaced by Shehar Kapoor. Originally, the movie almanac consisted of thirteen short stories. Two more were shot by Alexander Zvyagintsev and Scarlett Johansson. After the film festival in Toronto, the film was decided to be remounted.

Interesting Facts

• The list of film directors originally included Woody Allen.
• The total budget of the film almanac was $ 14 million.
• According to the shooting conditions, no more than 20 actors are involved in each of the stories.