New York, I Love You

• Directed by: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Jiang Wen, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner
• Written by: See below
• Produced by: Emmanuel Benbihy, Marina Grasic
• Cinematography: Jean-Louis Bompoint, Benoît Debie, Paweł Edelman, Mark Lee Ping Bin, Michael McDonough, Andrij Parekh, Declan Quinn, Mauricio Rubinstein
• Edited by: Jennifer Augé, Tricia Cooke, Jacob Craycroft, Affonso Gonçalves, Mark Helfrich, Shunji Iwai, Allyson C. Johnson, Melody London, Cindy Mollo, Craig McKay
• Music by: Tonino Baliardo, Nicholas Britell, Paul Cantelon, Mychael Danna, Ilhan Ersahin, Jack Livesey, Shoji Mitsui, Mark Mothersbaugh, Peter Nashel, Atticus Ross,Leopold Ross, Claudia Sarne, Marcelo Zarvos
• Production companies: Grosvenor Park Media, Palm Pictures, Plum Pictures
• Distributed by: Vivendi Entertainment
• Release dates: October 16, 2009
• Running time: 103 minutes

Eleven vignettes, all homages to New York City life, are presented. I. Ben (Hayden Christensen), a pickpocket, is attracted to Molly (Rachel Bilson) at first sight, and gets into an interesting "pissing match" with Molly's married lover, New York University professor Garry (Andy Garcia). II. Mansuhkhbai (Irrfan Khan), an orthodox Jain diamond wholesaler, and Rifka (Natalie Portman), an orthodox Jewish diamond retailer who is getting married tomorrow, learn that they have more in common than just diamonds. III. David (Orlando Bloom), a musician and music editor for a video being directed by Abarra, is having problems meeting Abarra's demands while he slowly falls for Abarra's assistant Camille (Christina Ricci), whom he's never met, only talked to on the telephone, solely about work. IV. A young man believes that he's made a powerful connection to a stranger, a young woman, in the simple act of lighting her cigarette, and proceeds to convince her of the same and as such that there is a future for them from that point on, and not at some unspecified time down the road. V. A high-school senior who has been dumped by his girlfriend just before senior prom is given a gift by his local pharmacist, Mr. Riccoli (James Caan), the senior not understanding the full implication of the gift until prom night is over. VI. Each on their way to their first official date together after what started out solely as a one-night stand, Gus (Bradley Cooper) and Lydia (Drea de Matteo) each contemplate not keeping the date. VII. Isabelle (Julie Christie), a retired opera diva, has returned to a hotel where she's stayed many times and where she has strong memories of encounters with a young bellhop. VIII. Brown-skinned Dante (Carlos Acosta) and white-skinned young adolescent Teya (Taylor Geare) spend time together in a park; most outsiders see a manny and his charge, not realizing the true nature of Dante and Teya's relationship. IX. In questioning why one of her elderly Eastern European customers chose her as the wanted subject for his next painting, a young Chinese herbalist might be inspired to create some art of her own. X. Anna (Robin Wright), who meets Alex (Chris Cooper) by chance on the street, each going about their individual business, asks him a question, having an ulterior motive while expecting a totally different reaction from him contrary to her motive... maybe. XI. Abe (Eli Wallach) and Mitzie (Cloris Leachman) are spending their 63rd wedding anniversary together, not always harmoniously. Interspersed between these 11 vignettes are even shorter ones, often tying together to another or to one of the 11 primary ones in some manner.