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consisting of eleven

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s, each by a different director. The shorts all relate in some way to the subject of love, and are set among the five

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. The film is a sequel of sorts to the 2006 film ''

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'', which had the same structure, and is the second installment in the ''Cities of Love'' franchise, created and produced by

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. Unlike ''Paris, je t'aime'', the shorts of ''New York, I Love You'' all have a unifying thread, of a

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who films the other characters. The film stars an

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, among them Bradley Cooper, Shia LaBeouf,

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, Robin Wright,

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. ''New York, I Love You'' premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, and was released in the United States on October 16, 2009. While the TIFF premiere of the film featured 14 novellas, distributors later decided to cut two of them:

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's directorial debut "These Vagabond Shoes" and

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's novella "Apocrypha". The decision was taken after a focus screening in New York, where these two shorts were met with unfavorable reactions.

Cast and crew

Following is the cast and crew of ten segments of ''New York, I Love You'' with the transition segment directed by Randy Balsmeyer:

Release

The film grossed $1,588,087 in the United States, and $8,136,973 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $9,725,060.

Reception

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, the film holds a 37% approval rating based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Like many anthologies, ''New York, I Love You'' has problems of consistency, but it isn't without its moments". On

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it holds a score of 49 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Lisa Schwarzbaum of ''

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'' gave the film a B regarding the film "takes the wrinkle-free, easy-travel concept first executed in the 2007 Gallic compilation ''Paris, je t'aime'' to a new city and styles itself..."

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of the ''

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'' gave the film 3 stars saying in his review, "By its nature, "New York, I Love You" can't add up. It remains the sum of its parts."

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of ''

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'' gave the film a mixed review claiming "Not that the 11 shorts in ''New York, I Love You'' are all that bad. It's a nice-looking city, after all, even if the interstitial skyline and traffic montages assembled by Randy Balsmeyer are about as fresh as the postcards on sale in

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." Lou Lumenick of the ''

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'' gave the film 1 star claiming "there were two additional segments that have since been cut. So you'll have to wait for the DVD to see just how bad

's directing debut is." Erica Abeel of ''

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'' writes: Heidi Patalano of ''

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'' gives the film a 4 grade out of 5. Claudia Puig of ''

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'' explains that anthologies are by their very nature an uneven entity and adds:

In popular culture

An episode of the

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series ''

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'' is named and structured after ''New York, I Love You''. Like the film, the episode follows the intersecting lives of various New Yorkers, although the episode's stories are not exclusively about romance. The series finale of the American show ''

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'' was titled "

New York, I Love You XOXO "New York, I Love You XOXO" is the series finale of '' Gossip Girl''. The episode serves as the tenth episode of the sixth season and the show's 121st episode overall. Written by Stephanie Savage, and directed by Mark Piznarski, the series finale ...

" based on the film's title.

References

External links

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''Cities of Love'' franchise website
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