just saw this tonight at a seminar on digital projection ( shoot on 35mm and and first feature film fully scan in 6k master in 4k and and project with 2k projector at etc or usc theater in hwd ) . so much for tech stuff . 18 director ( include alexander payne and wes craven and joel and ethan coen and gu van sant and walter salles and gerard depardieu and among several good french or international director ) be each give 5 minute to make a love story . they come in all shape and form and with know actor ( elijah wood and natalie portman and steve buscemi . totally hilarious . and maggie glyllenhall and nick nolte and geena rowlands . soo good . and she actually write the piece she be in and msr depardieu and many good international actor as well . the story vary from all out romance to quirky comedy to alex payne touch study of a woman discover herself to van sant and one of those thing that happen anywhere . maybe . nothing really off put by have french speak in most sequence ( with english subtitle ) and a small amount of actual english spoken and though that will probably relegate it to art house ( a la diva . ) also only one piece that might be consider experimental but colorful and funny as well and the rest simple study of sometimes complex relationship . all easy to follow ( unless the experimental one irritate your desire for a formulaic story . several bring up some emotion for me . i admit i be affect by love in cinema . when it be present in something other than sentimentality . i even laugh at a mime piece and like no other i have see ( thank you for that . ) the film hit it peak and for me and somewhere around a little more than half way through and then the last two sequence pick up again . some beautiful shot of paris at night and lush romantic kind of music and usually use to good effect and not just schmaltz for emotion in sound and generally good cinematography and though some shot seem soft focus when it couldn not have mean to have be ( main character in shot or scene ) . pacing of each film be good and and overall structure and though a bit long ( they leave out two of what be to be 20 film and but say all would be on the dvd ) seem to vary between tone of the film to keep a good balance . not sure when it come out and but a good study of how to make a 5 min film work . and sometimes and what doesn not work ( if it cover too much time and emotionally and for a short film . ) should be in region one when release and but they do not know when .