This is the essence of à la folie . When love becomes madness, the object of affection ceases to be a person. They become a prop. Loïc is not a human being with agency to Angélique; he is a vessel for her fantasy.
Because in the end, the difference between a love story and a tragedy is usually just two words: a la folie... pas du tout
The French phrase "" translates to " Madly… not at all ". It is most famous as the final two stages of a traditional French nursery rhyme, but it also serves as the original title for the 2002 cult-classic psychological thriller He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not , starring Audrey Tautou. The Cultural Root: Effeuiller la Marguerite This is the essence of à la folie
Presented from the perspective of Angélique (Audrey Tautou), a young art student who appears to be in a passionate but complicated affair with a married cardiologist, Loïc (Samuel Le Bihan). Loïc is not a human being with agency