"French critics have yet to produce a decent film review. What do you think, Sophie?" Adrian asked with a smile, holding Sophie privately after the party ended.
"I don't know." Sophie hesitated for a long while before answering.
No matter what, after all, she is French, and getting affirmation from her own country's people, critics, or filmmakers would undoubtedly be very good, and could further wash away her longstanding label of being a vase. But what is the perception of her from French filmmakers and critics? Or put it this way, in the eyes of men, she is their darling, but in the eyes of women?
This is why, since the trailer for "La Vie en Rose" was released, the French have been very troubled. Ever since Adrian released "Malena," the French have hoped he would make a French film. No matter how Europeans pretend to despise Hollywood, if their work is celebrated by Hollywood, they inevitably feel extremely proud and satisfied, given Hollywood's influential standing.
