So I am getting a little bored with defining one type of film as American and the other European or from somewhere else because the division is no longer true.

Sex and violence was never really my cup of tea; I was always more into sax and violins.

Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism.

Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon.

Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul.

Movies are something people see all over the world because there is a certain need for it.

For years all I seemed to be doing was lobbying politicians and others to persuade them that European culture needed movies, and that we had to protect it.