What Is a Nation? and continues to be invoked. Political historian Karl Deutsch, in a quote sometimes mistakenly attributed to Renan, said that a nation is "a group of people united by a mistaken view about the past and a hatred of their neighbours". Benedict Anderson's 1983 work Imagined Communities, which states that a nation is an "imagined political community", argues that Renan contradicts himself when he says French people must have forgotten the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, yet does not explain what it is. In other words, Renan assumes that all his readers will remember the very massacre he says they have forgotten.
Lover for a Day approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 40 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.7/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Pamela Pianezza of "Variety" called the film "an alluring and very elegantly crafted — though largely predictable — romantic dramedy that should do well in territories where the French auteur is already known and esteemed." "Cahiers du cinéma" placed the film at number 6 on its list of the top 10 films of 2017. Lover for a Day Lover for a Day