““France has the largest, most lucrative cinema in Europe, making it the second most successful cinema in the Western world (a distant second, monetarily), and in terms of roles for women, it’s unquestionably in the lead. When a French actress comes to America, she leaves a cinema interested in exploring her essence in favor of one that’s not interested in anything about her, that’s even hostile to the notion of making movies about women at all.””
![“I am blessed to live and work in [France,] a country where women filmmakers are by and large not unfairly treated. So I wouldn't have much to contribute regarding issues faced as a female director.” quote by Anne Fontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/059/anne-fontaine-47068_blessed_i-am-blessed-to-live-and-work-in-france_1077014.jpg)
![“For all of [Fanny] Ardant’s ability to depict a range of emotion, I most associate her with joy. Not necessarily the depiction of joy, but rather a joy of acting, a joy of being, a joie de vivre . Ardant, in her mature performances, conveys the sense of someone bringing to scenes her full being…” quote by Mick LaSalle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ca2/mick-lasalle-23709_joie-de-vivre_for-all-of-fanny-ardant-s-ability-to-dep_65181.jpg)
