“France”
In keeping with “Over-pronouncing Foreign Words” we want to dedicate this post to the country of France as depicted and adored by America. (Mind the air-quotes around the word “France”)
I just saw Hugo (yes I realize it came out a year ago). Don’t bother if you haven’t. It’s basically a mashup of Oliver Twist and Amélie; a self-fulfilling acceptance speech for The Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, set in Paris and directed by Martin Scorsese, whom I generally find faultless, but must have been freebasing some crack he found in a Montreal dumpster when he signed on to this.
I like croissants and anemic children dressed like Depression Era hobos as much as the next person but let’s not forget contemporary France is responsible for Le Front National, Gerard Depardieu and putting butter and/or potatoes in everything (including Gerard Depardieu and Le front National).