- Non diegetic opening titles sound like prison door after protagonist is shown as a cleaner at the Louvre
- Omar Sy - famous French actor is the main character and after the opening scene he was described as 'you look like shit' in the first line post opening scene - this also reveals either this or his janitor name is false. shot and reverse shots used during this convo
- many binary opposites during scene - past vs future as Assane has a job now however the woman doesn't believe it will last due to past examples - male female - black white - soft vs blunt
- rejects his money and tells him to buy a present for son - French kiss lingers for a bit too long
- slips her the money and origami rose which she notices after she leaves
- different - more gritty music as Assane walks through French project housing - hoodie clad Assane knocks on a door using his name of Perrena as a large man opens the door
- Assane tells two criminals he cant pay them back while a third plays a car game - Assane is held over a balcony until he announces plans to make lots of money
- Assane reveals his weak act by restraining large man that tries to throw him over and makes statements representative of Paris about how higher class don't see him
- montage as Assane describes whole plan however
AROUND 36 MINS IN - new series of establishing shots - fllashback to 2 weeks earlier understated class - too nice a house for a cleaner - shows him splicing together his identity after finding out about the necklace going on auction - shows him getting the fake necklace, getting the janitor job and getting the loan from the criminals - paired with a monologue about arsene lupin and who assane is - room has many bookshelves cohesive with the Pellegrini household
Despite his hard upbringing and difficulties with Frances xenophobia - he has embraced french culture as he listens to music while drinking coffee -apartment has a view of Montmartre museum
Furthermore Paris is the second most expensive real estate in the world
Appeals to a western/global audience - In his apartment, Assane plays an English language song
Gender performity - Assane adapts the masculinity he displays between scenes when it is required - submissive and weak around the gangsters to make them seem in charge - idea that you can only represent your gender if you have money - Julliette - rich and appears promiscuous and uses her femininity to get her way such as to get Assane swim for her - Claire - Assanes ex wife - represented as poor and has little to no makeup, eye bags
Refers to himself as a lone wolf - gender stereotype however can slip into a more feminine stereotype by caressing the jewelry replica however offsets this by giving his friend a friendly hit
Industry - reason onkly a streaming platform and not a public broadcasting company - dont have to worry about what people think in the sense they are self regulated - Netflix can also afford famous actors in ways BBC or French equivelant couldn't
Paul Gilroy - post colonialism - people scattered around world trying to rebuilt culture and identity across the world - Senegalese immigrant in France tries to steal Marie Antoinette necklace - a hated person during the French revolution and described as ignorant to lower class - just like the Louvre in Paris
Flashback - Assane represents France and Senegal - Rich and Poor - Babakar offers his bosses wife a lift home but she doesn't know who he is so locks her door due to his race
Graphic ,atching - one scene editing into the next with one strong parralel between the two scenes such as a charectar
Marie Antoinette Factfile -
- blamed for lots of Frances problems - simply enjoyed luxury but did lots of charity work but the people hated them
necklace props - usefulness in Lupin - Levi-Strauss - binary opposition - rich and poor - comparison to ST props - less relevant but shows social difference - nerdy games vs sports props or classwork for nanci and lack off for Steve
Gilroy - postcolonial melancholia - the blaming of Babakar Diop represents the anger France has of loosing its colony - uses an object that symbolizes their wealth and power to blame him. FOR ST - not really applicable -
Baudrillard - post modernism - necklace no longer means jewelry to wear - hyperreal symbol of wealth and French power - for ST - the games and posters no longer are just a fun game but are now symbols of being an outcast
