Payne does a magical thing with the middle-aged woman character in the 14e Arrondissement segment. At first, she comes across as a laughable character, with her terrible French pronunciation and her seemingly simple-minded appreciation and sentiment for the city. But somewhere in the midst of all that saccharine voiceover, something changes in me and I am on her side. I understand from where she speaks and it is without irony or falsehood. As the denouement in the pacing of the anthology, I thought this was an apt choice and in a way, risks the most with its audience.
Paris Je T'aime; favorite arrondissement? almost 3 years ago
Payne does a magical thing with the middle-aged woman character in the 14e Arrondissement segment. At first, she comes across as a laughable character, with her terrible French pronunciation and her seemingly simple-minded appreciation and sentiment for the city. But somewhere in the midst of all that saccharine voiceover, something changes in me and I am on her side. I understand from where she speaks and it is without irony or falsehood. As the denouement in the pacing of the anthology, I thought this was an apt choice and in a way, risks the most with its audience.
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