First, they attacked Paris. Then they destroyed New York. And in February, a random assortment of actors and filmmakers have their sights set on Berlin. The producers of the films “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I Love You” are returning with their latest anthology rom-com, “Berlin, I Love You.”
And in the first trailer for ‘Berlin,’ it’s exactly what you think a film like this would be. You have an absolute myriad of great high-profile actors and actresses, including Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Luke Wilson, and even Mickey Rourke, gathered to tell various stories about love and family and any other emotion you can think of all based in the city of Berlin. Why? Because the producers already tackled Paris and New York, that’s why.
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As you might have gathered by my cynicism, “Berlin, I Love You” is far from my cup of tea. These types of films, which pull together a variety of “segments” into a “film” and make it seem like everything interesting that can happen, will happen in the city of their choosing, are solely targeted at folks that just want a simple escape into mind-numbing emotional pornography. Every social topic is covered. Love is found. Love is destroyed. Kids are adopted. Basically, if you have an emotional hot-button, the folks involved with “Berlin, I Love You” are trying their best to push it.
“Berlin, I Love You” stars just about everyone ever, but more specifically, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Luke Wilson, Mickey Rourke, Jenna Dewan, Diego Luna, Jim Sturgess, Nolan Funk, Charlotte Le Bon, Iwan Rheon, and Dianna Agron. If you’re interested in the filmmakers responsible, the list includes directors Dianna Agron, Peter Chelsom, Claus Clausen, Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, Dani Levy, Daniel Lwowski, Stephanie Martin, Josef Rusnak, Til Schweiger, and Massy Tadjedin.
The film is scheduled to hit theaters, as well as Digital and On Demand, on February 8.
