Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Working Girl in Paris

Having a job in Paris intra-muros has always seemed like a luxury to me. No dreaded steps down seedy RER corridors for an hour commute away from coveted gardens, museums, and boulangeries. No resentful stares at tourists setting off to enjoy a day of culture and cuisine, while you're banished to the banlieues for seven hours. You are one of them now. I mean, sitting behind a desk all day can be simply delicious when you can taste Paris through an open window.

Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain. [Online image] 2001.