ðɪs ˈɛseɪ wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ æz ɐn ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən tʊ ɐ ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv sˈɪɹiz ʌv ʃˈoʊɪŋz ʌv lˈaɪzənz fˈɪlmz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt æt ðə sˈɪneɪmˌæɾɛk fɹænsˈeɪz, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɪn pˈæɹɪs, fɹˈæns.
This essay was written as an introduction to a retrospective series of showings of Leisen's films in 2008 at the Cinémathèque Française, which is in Paris, France.