While the film takes a journey away from the prosperity gospel, it ends up at a wrong destination. Sadly, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ errs in its direction away from error.

The entire film functions as a commentary on the intense power of nostalgia. Gil believes that if he can only get back to the 1920s Paris literary scene, his life would be better. Adriana believes that everything was better during the Belle Epoque, while those in the Belle Epoque wanted to get back to the Renaissance. Nostalgia can be a powerful master, but an empty pursuit. We believe that perceived periods of great advance—whether it be technological, art, literature— are just that: great periods.