Gil and Adriana argue over which historical era constitutes a 'Golden Age' as they face the choice of staying in the 1890s or returning to their respective timelines. Gil realizes that nostalgia is a cycle of dissatisfaction and that he must accept his own present reality to find true meaning as a writer.
ADRIANA: Can I speak with you a minute? [to table] Permettez-moi de m’absenter un instant. Let’s never go back to the twenties.
GIL: What are you talking about?
ADRIANA: I think we should stay here - it’s the start of the Belle Époque - this is the greatest, most beautiful era Paris has ever known.
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