FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION

In 2007, Erika LaBrie, an American Olympic archer, married the Eiffel Tower. She changed her named to Erika Eiffel and promptly became the most famous advocate for object sexuality, a form of sexual or romantic attraction focused on inanimate objects or structures.

“I was focuses on shy Jeanne (Noémie Merlant) falling in love with a fairground ride. “Then I read further. I remember debating about it with friends. We had conversations about the roles of men and women in society, the growing relationship we have with machines, what is acceptable and not acceptable. It was bringing so many different themes to the table.”