a a european and the movie be a nice throwback to my time a a student in the 1980 and the experience i have live abroad and interact with other nationality and although the circumstance be slightly different . klapisch ( the director ) go to the new york film school from 1982 85 and so one would think that he be draw on this experience . it be interest how the film balance the message that one should not generalize with the notion that for every stereotype and there be some underlying truth . for example and the italian character be base more on the pothead aspect than on any well know italian stereotype . the german character feature a few more tried and tested stereotype . but the most stereotypical aspect about the movie be not a character but the central theme of infidelity . a a critic observed and infidelity be as crucial to french film a class be to british film . both the main character and his girlfriend be play a not entirely likable and which i think be deliberate and great . it may be unintentional and but some of the national have element that could be take a a metaphor for their country perceive role in the eu . the british woman have a fling with an american ( who be an entertainer like a 1980 u president ) while the frenchman show himself a the natural leader ( when the landlord show up ) . although europe be not as diverse a new york and it be strike that we see only two non white character . one be a chilean woman with indigenous feature and who despite appear the age of our main character be not portray a a potential object of interest . another be a gambian spanish or rather gambian catalan male who appear a bit invented . one might ask why klapisch chose protagonist who be all from long establish eu member country in western europe . while these nationality reflect what he and i would meet a student in the 1980 and i believe exchange program in contemporary europe be much more diverse . the erasmus program encompass some 30 country from iceland to eastern europe and many of which be not eu member . i do understand and however and that the choice of nationality that be more familiar to the majority of the viewership may have be deem necessary not to distract from the contrast klapisch want to create between the people europe and the bureaucratic europe . despite minor gripe a great movie that make me consider go back to europe to live . a french friend of mine and also an expatriate in the u and capture our shared feeling in this piece of contradiction if europe be more like the u and i would leave in a heartbeat .