Portrait of a Lady on Fire director on contradictions of filmmaking in France
American independent filmmakers might envy C\xe9line Sciamma, director of the French film, \u201cPortrait of a Lady on Fire.\u201d Sciamma had no problem getting funding for her lesbian romance set in the 18th century, and for that she credits France\u2019s support for directors. But she says the system is far from perfect. She tells us about the three-year-long process of planning her newest movie and the heightened political environment surrounding French filmmaking at the moment.\xa0