[on
Tagebuch einer Pariser Affäre (2022)] What I was interested in was these two lovers' wish to only see each other for pleasure and to not expect anything in return; in other words, a wish which works in some respects, but on which viewers are two steps ahead of them, knowing that if they take so much pleasure in each other's company, whether they're chatting or making love, then feelings are going to develop. Viewers know that feelings are going to blossom within this great freedom the two characters allow themselves, but they don't allow themselves to voice it. How are they going to cope with these developing feelings and how will they negotiate them? Because when we develop feelings, we project. It's this conflict between two freedoms that I wanted to bring into play.
