Paris, je t'aime is a patchwork of eighteen short films by different directors. Each one had to tell a story located in one of Paris' “arrondissements” in less than five minutes and on a relatively tight budget. This atypical collective film bears the hallmark of major international filmmakers and the names of stellar actors such as Natalie Portman, Gena Rowlands, Elijah Wood, Ben Gazzara and Catherine Deneuve. Among the many witty and serendipitous narratives that make up this portrayal of Paris, a young foreign worker moves from her own domestic situation into her employer's bourgeois environs; an American starlet finds escape as she is shooting a movie, a man is torn between his wife and his lover, a father grapples with his complex relationship with his daughter. Paris, je t'aime offers an interesting perspective on how foreign directors see Paris. Although they are all different in style, the films find a unity in the theme that they explore. They all tell a story about the sometimes fragile relationships that bind people who have recently met or who have known each other well.