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Presently, the protagonist is on her way to Rome and the producer is unconcerned with whether the locals share her sentiment
‘Emily In Paris’ Goes on a Roman Holiday. The frothy Netflix show frustrated Parisians with its portrait of their city.
Updated 2024-Oct-06 20:00
Emily is wearing a blue polka dot shirt and Marcello a red jacket. In a scene from the show, Emily and her Italian love interest Marcello stand in front of the Trevi Fountain, looking into each others’ eyes.
Star mentioned that Italy was especially attractive to him because of its strong ties to the fashion industry which made the relocation feel natural due to Emily s career in that sector.
However he believed that the cultural contrasts between Italy and France would create a fascinating dynamic: Italians have a certain warmth that the French lack a family feeling he wanted Emily to feel.
Star found the enduring cultural rivalry between France and Italy entertaining to explore. The French boss Sylvie portrayed by Philippine Leroy Beaulieu has a tense past with Italy hinted at since the second season influencing the unfolding events.
The show s creator always considered the possibility of Emily visiting another city. Star mentioned that individuals residing in European cities do not remain within their city boundaries rather than staying in one place like Paris.
In Rome or another EU city Emily s presence was bound to happen. Star mentioned that despite two episodes in Rome they barely began to explore Emily s story in Italy.
Emily in Paris the hit Netflix series about a young American living a life of romance and luxury in France has ignited a blaze of indignation since it premiered in late 2020.Emily’s clumsy grasp of the native tongue brash designer clothes and exaggerated encounters with dashing chefs and flamboyant artists left some Parisians irate and American expatriates embarrassed even as it became one of Netflix’s most popular comedies.
Now in its fourth season split into two installments with the second arriving Thursday the show continues to both charm and vex with its sunny vision of what the French newspaper Liberation has called Disneyland Paris.
But in the new batch of episodes Emily Lily Collins departs Paris and heads to Rome. Invited by her new Italian love interest Marcello Eugenio Franceschini she zooms around on his scooter offering a picture postcard view of the Eternal City with stops at touristic hallmarks like the Trevi Fountain the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps.
As he entices Emily to move on to a new European capital Marcello makes a pitch that doubles as the season’s mandate: Forget about crepes.
We’ll be eating pizza. Darren Star the creator and showrunner of Emily in Paris said that Emily was becoming very comfortable in Paris.
I wanted to throw her into some unfamiliar waters. He added that we were able to live Emily’s life in Paris and now we’re going to do the same thing in Rome.
If the show is picked up for a fifth season there s a possibility for more exploration as the season finale hints that Emily s journey in Italy is not yet finished.
It is unclear whether native Romans will be impressed by the romanticized portrayal of ImageCollins with Eugenio Franceschini as her new love interest Marcello or if they will be offended like Parisians were before.
Scenes featuring Emily throwing coins into the Trevi musical cues such as Mambo Italiano and allusions to films like La Dolce Vita and Gladiator will be included.
