Paris Je t’aime is not your run-of-the-mill movie; it is more of a film version of a short stories book. And that’s perhaps the most alluring aspect of this film – watching not just one, but eighteen short brilliant vignettes from some of the most revered directors of the modern times – Gurinder Chadha, Coen brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, Gus Van Sant, Gerard Depardieu, Alexander Payne, to name a few. The two-hour film is set in different Arrondissements (municipalities) of Paris. Each story tackles a different aspect of identity, love and relationships..

Adapted from Vikas Swarup’s novel Q&A, and directed by Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire is a movie that is easy to rave about but difficult to avoid. With a fairy tale storyline concerning the triumph of an underdog against all odds, that viewers are bound to find inspirational, the movie is never didactic in its approach, and manages to pack a strong punch. What sets the movie truly apart is the searing and uncompromising honesty of the director. The movie is full of hope and life despite the graphic and unsettling physical poverty depicted on screen.