Although Paris is a sprawling metropolitan area, it is also a very intimate. Director Cédric Klapsich (When the Cat’s Away, L’Auberge Espagnole) makes many connections in his delightful episodic ensemble film. Juliette Binoche is a single mom with three kids who comes to stay with her ailing brother (Romain Duris) who is on a waiting list for a heart transplant. He watches the city and its inhabitants as he contemplates his future. A famous historian (Fabrice Luchini) has become obsessed with a pretty young student (Melanie Laurent) and anonymously is sending her romantic text messages that he watches her read. Yet he is scornful of his younger brother (François Cluzet) who is about to become a father. This small, richly textured film perfectly captures the magic that is Paris.