New York, I Love You, a romantic dramedy anthology consisting of 11 short films, each by a different director.
The shorts all relate to the subject of love, and are set among the five boroughs of New York City.
The film is a sequel 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.
Unlike Paris, je t’aime, the shorts of New York, I Love You have unifying thread, of a videographer who films the other characters.
The film stars an ensemble cast: 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 Film Fest in September 2008, and was released on October 16, 2009.
Edited Out
While the TIFF premiere featured 14 novellas, distributors later decided to cut two of them: Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut “These Vagabond Shoes” and Andrei Zvyagintsev’s novella “Apocrypha.”
The decision was taken after a focused screening in New York, where these two shorts were met with unfavorable reactions.
The cast and crew of 10 segments of New York, I Love You with the transition segment directed by Randy Balsmeyer:
Segment Director Writer Actors
1 Jiang Wen Hu Hong & Meng Yao
Adaptation: Israel Horovitz Hayden Christensen as Ben
Andy García as Garry, Rachel Bilson as Molly
2 Mira Nair Suketu Mehta Natalie Portman as Rifka Malone
Irrfan Khan as Mansuhkhbai
3 Shunji Iwai Adaptation: Israel Horovitz Orlando Bloom as David Cooler, Christina Ricci as Camille
4 Yvan Attal Olivier Lecot Maggie Q as Janice Taylor
Ethan Hawke as Writer
Chris Cooper as Alex
Robin Wright Penn as Anna
5 Brett Ratner Jeff Nathanson Anton Yelchin as Boy
James Caan as Mr. Riccoli
Olivia Thirlby as Actress
Blake Lively as Gabrielle DiMarco
6 Allen Hughes Xan Cassavetes & Stephen Winter Bradley Cooper as Gus, Drea de Matteo as Lydia
7 Shekhar Kapur Anthony Minghella Julie Christie as Isabelle
John Hurt as Bellhop
Shia LaBeouf as Jacob
8 Natalie Portman Natalie Portman Taylor Geare as Teya
Carlos Acosta as Dante
Jacinda Barrett as Maggie
9 Fatih Akın Fatih Akın Uğur Yücel as Painter
Shu Qi as Chinese herbalist
Burt Young as Landlord
10 Joshua Marston Joshua Marston Eli Wallach as Abe
Cloris Leachman as Mitzie
Transitions Randy Balsmeyer Hall Powell, Israel Horovitz & James Strouse Emilie Ohana as Zoe, the Video Artist
Eva Amurri as Sarah
Justin Bartha as Justin
The film grossed $1,588,087 in the US, and $8,136,973 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $9,725,060.
