Theres Something About Timothee
Six years ago, he became the most in-demand young actor in Hollywood.
What makes him so irresistible?
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Timothee Chalamet would like you to know hes French.
That felt very French and nostalgic.
So just how Frenchishe?Cheri, if you have to ask … ## Timmy Week
Okay, so what does the French media think?
Still, I needed to know more.
To help me litigate Timmys Frenchness, I consulted a panel of experts and critics: my French friends.
I think this new category of fuckable guy, like Timothee or Harry Styles, its so trendy.
In France, we prefer dudes a bit more random.
Its very American to have tastes in men that are on trend.
Has she heard him speak French?
Does she consider him French?
This is someone who is missing substance underneath a French veneer.
Are you asking because for Americans, he represents France?
medievalistLucien Dugazsaid, almost panicked.
France isnt doing well, he concluded.
We need politically engaged actors.
We dont need Timothee.
What she noted above all was a lack of confidence.
But does competent French a Frenchman make?
I dont particularly see him as French, no, said Ines Ollivier, a lawyer andpodcaster.
If someone asked me to list French actors, I wouldnt say Timothee Chalamet.
We kind of dont care.
Hedoeslook French though, right?
Ollivier was the only French person I spoke to who was aware of Chalamets current romantic relationship.
So funny that hes dating Kylie Jenner, she said.
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