Could Fleabag be a Parisienne? Camille Cottin’s Star Image and a New French Femininity

In the middle of the night, Mouche (Camille Cottin) is walking down the rainy streets of Paris. The camera closely follows her while she crosses the Pont Louis-Philippe and continues on the Quai de l'Archevêché with glimpses of Notre-Dame in the background. Mouche walks past the restaurant "Les Bernardins" before staring at a woman, frantically trying to open the door of her apartment building. The next shot shows Mouche walking across the Pont Louis-Philippe again. The opening credits of Mouche (Canal+, 2019) directly connect the eponymous character of the show to the city of Paris, leading the spectator to assume that this character embodies a Parisienne. This impression is even more reinforced considering that the actor playing Mouche is Camille Cottin, whose star persona may be considered a distinct variation of the Parisian type.