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New York, I Love You

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New York, I Love You is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology film consisting of eleven short films, each by a different director. The shorts all relate in some way to the subject of love and are set among the five boroughs of New York City. The film is a sequel of sorts to the 2006 film Paris, je t'aime, which had the same structure, and is the second installment in the Cities of Love franchise, created and produced by Emmanuel Benbihy. The film stars an ensemble cast, among them Bradley Cooper, Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Anton Yelchin, Hayden Christensen, Orlando Bloom, Irrfan Khan, Rachel Bilson, Chris Cooper, Andy García, Christina Ricci, John Hurt, Cloris Leachman, Robin Wright, Julie Christie, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, Shu Qi, and Eli Wallach. New York, I Love You premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, and was released in the United States on October 16, 2009. The film grossed $9.7 million at the box office, and received mixed to unfavorable critical reviews.

Infobox

Directed by
mw- Fatih Akin Yvan Attal Randall Balsmeyer Allen Hughes Shunji Iwai Jiang Wen Shekhar Kapur Joshua Marston Mira Nair Natalie Portman Brett Ratner
Written by
See below
Produced by
Emmanuel BenbihyMarina Grasic
Starring
See below
Cinematography
Jean-Louis Bompoint Benoît Debie Paweł Edelman Mark Lee Ping Bin Michael McDonough Andrij Parekh Declan Quinn Mauricio Rubinstein
Edited by
Jennifer Augé Tricia Cooke Jacob Craycroft Affonso Gonçalves Mark Helfrich Shunji Iwai Allyson C. Johnson Melody London Cindy Mollo Craig McKay
Music by
Tonino Baliardo Nicholas Britell Paul Cantelon Mychael Danna Ilhan Ersahin Jack Livesey Shoji Mitsui Mark Mothersbaugh Peter Nashel Atticus Ross Leopold Ross Claudia Sarne Marcelo Zarvos
Productioncompanies
Grosvenor Park MediaPalm PicturesPlum Pictures
Distributed by
Vivendi Entertainment
Release dates
September 2008 (2008-09) (TIFF) October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$9.7 million

Tables

· Segments
1
1
Segment
1
Director
Jiang Wen
Writer
Hu Hong & Meng YaoAdaptation: Israel Horovitz
Description
Ben, a pickpocket, steals Garry's wallet and follows a stranger, Molly, to a bar in Tribeca, charming her into buying him a drink. Garry arrives and is revealed to be having an affair with Molly, and toys with the thief in a game of one-upmanship. Ben departs but is stopped by Molly, and later arranges a pickup basketball game to impress her.
Actors
Hayden Christensen as BenAndy García as GarryRachel Bilson as Molly
2
2
Segment
2
Director
Mira Nair
Writer
Suketu Mehta
Description
In the Diamond District, Mansuhkhbai, a Jain diamond merchant, completes a friendly deal with Rifka, a Hasidic broker. Mansuhkhbai's wife has returned to India to live as a nun, and Rifka removes her wig to reveal her newly shaven head, in preparation for her wedding. They share a tender embrace, and each later imagines being married to the other.
Actors
Natalie Portman as RifkaIrrfan Khan as Mansuhkhbai
3
3
Segment
3
Director
Shunji Iwai
Writer
Adaptation: Israel Horovitz
Description
David, an anime composer working out of his apartment, is tasked by a director to read the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky for inspiration. He bonds with Camille, the director's assistant, over their regular phone conversations, but is daunted by the sheer amount of reading. Camille offers to help, much like Dostoevsky's stenographer-turned-wife Anna, and she and David finally meet face to face.
Actors
Orlando Bloom as DavidChristina Ricci as Camille
4
4
Segment
4
Director
Yvan Attal
Writer
Olivier
Description
In SoHo, a writer flirts with a stranger after lighting her cigarette, but is speechless when she reveals she is a call girl, leaving him her business card. A similar encounter unfolds between Anna, who feels unnoticed by her husband, and Alex, a businessman she tempts with the idea of sex with a stranger. Anna's husband is revealed to be Alex himself, and they reignite their relationship.
Actors
Maggie Q as Call GirlEthan Hawke as WriterChris Cooper as AlexRobin Wright Penn as Anna
5
5
Segment
5
Director
Brett Ratner
Writer
Jeff Nathanson
Description
At a drugstore on the Upper West Side, a teenage boy reluctantly agrees to take the owner's daughter, who uses a wheelchair, to his prom at Tavern on the Green. They return home through Central Park, where she uses his belt to suspend herself from a tree to have sex. In the morning, he discovers she is a method actress and the wheelchair is merely research for a role. He returns to the tree, where many other belts have been left before.
Actors
Anton Yelchin as BoyJames Caan as Mr. RiccoliOlivia Thirlby as ActressBlake Lively as Ex-Girlfriend
6
6
Segment
6
Director
Allen Hughes
Writer
Xan Cassavetes & Stephen Winter
Description
After a one-night stand, Gus and Lydia have second thoughts about meeting again for a drink in Greenwich Village. Gus nearly leaves just as Lydia arrives, and they wordlessly share a taxi for another passionate night together.
Actors
Bradley Cooper as GusDrea de Matteo as Lydia
7
7
Segment
7
Director
Shekhar Kapur
Writer
Anthony Minghella
Description
At a Fifth Avenue hotel, Isabelle, a once-famous opera singer, is assisted by Jacob, a young bellhop. He finds violets for her room, and they share conversation and a gift of champagne from his father, the hotel manager. Offering to close the window, Jacob appears to fall to his death, but Isabelle is revealed to have been speaking with another bellhop instead. Sharing the same conversation, the older bellhop closes the window.
Actors
Julie Christie as IsabelleJohn Hurt as BellhopShia LaBeouf as Jacob
8
8
Segment
8
Director
Natalie Portman
Writer
Natalie Portman
Description
Dante is a ballet dancer and loving father to his young daughter, Teya. He brings her to the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, where other parents assume he is her nanny, before returning her to his ex-wife, whom he urges to spend more time with their daughter. Later, Teya cheers on her father at a performance.
Actors
Taylor Geare as TeyaCarlos Acosta as DanteJacinda Barrett as Maggie
9
9
Segment
9
Director
Fatih Akın
Writer
Fatih Akın
Description
An artist who never paints eyes is inspired by a herbalist he meets in Chinatown, but she declines to let him paint her. Changing her mind, she arrives at his apartment to learn he has died, and takes a sketch he made of her, cutting her own eyes out of a photograph to complete the portrait.
Actors
Uğur Yücel as PainterShu Qi as Chinese HerbalistBurt Young as Landlord
10
10
Segment
10
Director
Joshua Marston
Writer
Joshua Marston
Description
On their 63rd anniversary, Abe and Mitzie bicker, reminisce, and lean on each other as they make their annual journey to the Coney Island boardwalk.
Actors
Eli Wallach as AbeCloris Leachman as Mitzie
Transitions
Transitions
Segment
Transitions
Director
Randy Balsmeyer
Writer
Hall Powell, Israel Horovitz & James Strouse
Description
Zoe, a videographer who records people around her, captures the various strangers and lovers who cross paths throughout the film.
Actors
Emilie Ohana as Zoe, the Video ArtistEva Amurri as SarahJustin Bartha as Justin
Segment
Director
Writer
Description
Actors
1
Jiang Wen
Hu Hong & Meng YaoAdaptation: Israel Horovitz
Ben, a pickpocket, steals Garry's wallet and follows a stranger, Molly, to a bar in Tribeca, charming her into buying him a drink. Garry arrives and is revealed to be having an affair with Molly, and toys with the thief in a game of one-upmanship. Ben departs but is stopped by Molly, and later arranges a pickup basketball game to impress her.
Hayden Christensen as BenAndy García as GarryRachel Bilson as Molly
2
Mira Nair
Suketu Mehta
In the Diamond District, Mansuhkhbai, a Jain diamond merchant, completes a friendly deal with Rifka, a Hasidic broker. Mansuhkhbai's wife has returned to India to live as a nun, and Rifka removes her wig to reveal her newly shaven head, in preparation for her wedding. They share a tender embrace, and each later imagines being married to the other.
Natalie Portman as RifkaIrrfan Khan as Mansuhkhbai
3
Shunji Iwai
Adaptation: Israel Horovitz
David, an anime composer working out of his apartment, is tasked by a director to read the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky for inspiration. He bonds with Camille, the director's assistant, over their regular phone conversations, but is daunted by the sheer amount of reading. Camille offers to help, much like Dostoevsky's stenographer-turned-wife Anna, and she and David finally meet face to face.
Orlando Bloom as DavidChristina Ricci as Camille
4
Yvan Attal
Olivier
In SoHo, a writer flirts with a stranger after lighting her cigarette, but is speechless when she reveals she is a call girl, leaving him her business card. A similar encounter unfolds between Anna, who feels unnoticed by her husband, and Alex, a businessman she tempts with the idea of sex with a stranger. Anna's husband is revealed to be Alex himself, and they reignite their relationship.
Maggie Q as Call GirlEthan Hawke as WriterChris Cooper as AlexRobin Wright Penn as Anna
5
Brett Ratner
Jeff Nathanson
At a drugstore on the Upper West Side, a teenage boy reluctantly agrees to take the owner's daughter, who uses a wheelchair, to his prom at Tavern on the Green. They return home through Central Park, where she uses his belt to suspend herself from a tree to have sex. In the morning, he discovers she is a method actress and the wheelchair is merely research for a role. He returns to the tree, where many other belts have been left before.
Anton Yelchin as BoyJames Caan as Mr. RiccoliOlivia Thirlby as ActressBlake Lively as Ex-Girlfriend
6
Allen Hughes
Xan Cassavetes & Stephen Winter
After a one-night stand, Gus and Lydia have second thoughts about meeting again for a drink in Greenwich Village. Gus nearly leaves just as Lydia arrives, and they wordlessly share a taxi for another passionate night together.
Bradley Cooper as GusDrea de Matteo as Lydia
7
Shekhar Kapur
Anthony Minghella
At a Fifth Avenue hotel, Isabelle, a once-famous opera singer, is assisted by Jacob, a young bellhop. He finds violets for her room, and they share conversation and a gift of champagne from his father, the hotel manager. Offering to close the window, Jacob appears to fall to his death, but Isabelle is revealed to have been speaking with another bellhop instead. Sharing the same conversation, the older bellhop closes the window.
Julie Christie as IsabelleJohn Hurt as BellhopShia LaBeouf as Jacob
8
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Dante is a ballet dancer and loving father to his young daughter, Teya. He brings her to the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, where other parents assume he is her nanny, before returning her to his ex-wife, whom he urges to spend more time with their daughter. Later, Teya cheers on her father at a performance.
Taylor Geare as TeyaCarlos Acosta as DanteJacinda Barrett as Maggie
9
Fatih Akın
Fatih Akın
An artist who never paints eyes is inspired by a herbalist he meets in Chinatown, but she declines to let him paint her. Changing her mind, she arrives at his apartment to learn he has died, and takes a sketch he made of her, cutting her own eyes out of a photograph to complete the portrait.
Uğur Yücel as PainterShu Qi as Chinese HerbalistBurt Young as Landlord
10
Joshua Marston
Joshua Marston
On their 63rd anniversary, Abe and Mitzie bicker, reminisce, and lean on each other as they make their annual journey to the Coney Island boardwalk.
Eli Wallach as AbeCloris Leachman as Mitzie
Transitions
Randy Balsmeyer
Hall Powell, Israel Horovitz & James Strouse
Zoe, a videographer who records people around her, captures the various strangers and lovers who cross paths throughout the film.
Emilie Ohana as Zoe, the Video ArtistEva Amurri as SarahJustin Bartha as Justin

References

  1. Slashfilm
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100817193250/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/05/14/new-york-i-love-you-in-october/
  2. The Numbers
    https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/New-York-I-Love-You#tab=summary
  3. "Apocrypha"
    http://www.az-film.com/en/Movies/2.html
  4. Box Office Mojo
    https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newyorkiloveyou.htm
  5. Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/new_york_i_love_you
  6. "New York, I Love You Reviews"
    https://www.metacritic.com/movie/new-york-i-love-you
  7. "New York, I Love You Review - Entertainment Weekly"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20091018065022/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20312202,00.html
  8. Roger Ebert
    https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/new-york-i-love-you-2009
  9. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/movies/16newyork.html
  10. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://web.archive.org/web/20091008235329/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/new-york-i-love-you-film-review-1004018717.story
  11. "'New York' falls to beautiful pieces"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100223063126/http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/10/16/03/0559-82/index.xml
  12. Puig, Claudia
    https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2009-10-15-new-york-i-love-you_N.htm
  13. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6224692/?ref_=ttep_ep6
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