Appropriately,herown14tharrondissement(specificallyRueDaguerre)isasourceofpleasurefortheprotagonist(JasmineThiré)andviewer,havingbeenphotographedcarefully,beautifully,andlovingly.Thefirstwordthatthisallbroughttomindway“playful,”andI’mpleasedthatmysimpledescriptorissomethingVardawouldconsiderappropriate.Saysher,“It’splayingagamewithreality.Thegameiscalledcinema.”