France and Italy in fierce debate, cause becomes serial “Emily in Paris”

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11 October 2024, 23:01(2 years ago)

Netflix's successful series “Emily in Paris” caused debate between Paris and Rome after discovering at the end of the fourth season that its main character was going to Rome, catching many viewers by surprise. This has also brought the reaction of French President Emmanuel Macron, who said his country [...]

This has also brought the reaction of French President Emmanuel Macron, who said his country “would fight hard” to stop the serial shift in Italy's capital.

“We will ask them to stay in Paris, Émily in Paris) in Rome there is no meaning”, he said in an interview published Wednesday in Variety.

After the French president's comments, the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtier, responded to the X, writing: Dear Emmanuel Macro, don't worry: Emily's doing great in Rome. And man cannot control his heart: let him choose. ”

The Gualtier added in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter Rome: “doesn't President Macro have more pressing issues to worry about?

I'd like to believe, at least I'd like to hope, that Macro was joking, because he should know that a production company like Netflix doesn't take orders from heads of state or make decisions based on political pressure”, he went on.

The “Emily in Paris” series is central to 20-year-old American Emily Cooper, played by Lily Collins, who moves from Chicago to Paris for a job and tastes “la bella vi” in the French capital.

Macro's been tied to the show for a long time. His wife, Brigitte, took a picture in the fourth season when Emily saw him in a cafe and asked for a safe. And in the series, Brigitte shares one of Emily's posts in social media in the first season.

I was super proud and she was very happy that she did this”, Macro said of his wife's presentation. It's just a few minutes, but I think it was a really good moment for him. I think it's good for France's image. Emily in Paris, it's super positive in terms of authenticity for the country. It's a very good initiative”.

While the series has drawn criticism from some French viewers of the tendency towards Parisian cliche and the avoidance of issues like homeless in the city, it has promoted tourism in the country's capital, according to a study conducted by France's national film centre in January.

About a tenth of tourists decided to visit France after watching a certain film or series and on 38% of those cases, it was “Emily in Paris” that gave the inspiration to visit France. /voxnews. al