They stomp squishy-footed through their clockwork plots, while Rohmer elegantly seduces us with people who have all of the alarming unpredictability of life.
ðeɪ stˈɑːmp skwˈɪʃifˈʊɾᵻd θɹuː ðɛɹ klˈɑːkwɜːk plˈɑːts, wˌaɪl ɹˈoʊmɚɹ ˈɛlɪɡəntli sᵻdˈuːsᵻz ˌʌs wɪð pˈiːpəl hˌuː hæv ˈɔːl ʌvðɪ ɐlˈɑːɹmɪŋ ʌnpɹɪdˌɪktəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv lˈaɪf.