Porte de Choisy
One of the parts of Paris, je t’aime, a film sensation comprised of short stories, does not start very lovingly. A confused cosmetics dealer is trying to find Ms Li’s salon in the Chinatown, but he surely did not expect such a rough welcome... Will Paris still be the city of love, even among concrete buildings that saw Amelie only on pictures?
- France
- 2006, 5 min
- Director: Christopher Doyle
- Director of photography: Christopher Doyle, Kathy Li
- Editor: Simon Jacquet
- Screenplay: Christopher Doyle, Rain Kathy Li, Gabrielle Keng Peralta
- Music: Pierre Adenot
- Cast: Barbet Schroeder, Li Xin
- Producer: Emmanuel Benbihy, Claudie Ossard
- Production: Canal+, Victoires International
Christopher Doyle
Christopher Doyle, born in Australia and living in Hong Kong, is one of the most famous and influential cinematographers in today’s international cinema. He got know through cooperation with Hong Kong director Kar-Wai Wong, with who he made seven exceptional films between 1990 and 2004. Among these are Chungking Express, Ashes of Time, In the Mood for Love or 2046, all with a distinct and extremely visual narrative style and many awarded with prestigious prizes, becoming a distinct brand.
Throughout his career, Christopher Doyle worked on dozens of films in Asia, Europe and both the Americas. Some of his projects were in cooperation with distinguished directors, such as Gus van Sant, Jim Jarmush, Niel Jordan or M. Night Shymalan. He himself directed two feature films and one segment of Paris, I love you. This year, he finished a feature documentary called Hong Kong Trilogy, a more comprehensive version of his earlier short project HK 2014 – Education for All.