The documentary shows Carle – realizing he is addicted to his iPhone – smashing it with a brand-new French-made Tefal saucepan, while his girlfriend shrieks: “Are you crazy? Those are new pans!” Carle tells viewers his aim is to “save the French economy. After all, I like Mission Impossible.” He admits the experiment was part serious and part jest. At one point, he consults a French language expert to check if he should keep using “cool” and other Anglicisms – he was advised to swap it for the nearest French equivalent: “chouette.” On discovering France makes no refrigerators (apart from wine coolers) or televisions, but is big in airplane seats and windmills, he sighs and says: “Great. Nothing that will fit into my apartment.”
Why does Carle’s girlfriend ask him if he is crazy?
Because he may have caused unnecessary damage to a pan Because he broke an iPhone Because he is happy living without a refrigerator Because he wants to leave France