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French director Jacques Audiard discusses his film, Palme d'Or winning political thriller Dheepan 2015 the story of a Tamil warrior who flees Sri Lanka, settling on the outskirts of Paris. Audiard talks about the film being about integration more than immigration. He set out to write a very simple story, he wanted 'the story to just tell itself'. Audiard reflects on his passion for French cinema, although adds that he looks for something more, something different, more cultural, international and political. Read My Lips 2001 'a great script but not a great movie' Audiard discusses how he is influenced by Chinese, Japanese and German cinema. He is particularly fond of Martin Scorsese, who he feels was heavily influenced by European cinema in the Seventies. Following this is A Prophet 2009 a critically acclaimed drama set in a French prison. Audiard talks about how 70% of inmates are Arabic. He wanted to make a film that depicts a young muslim delinquent struggling in prison and follows his journey after being released. Rust and Bone 2012 a multi award winning film starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts comes next. It is important to Audiard that his films can travel internationally, he doesn't always think about what he's doing, it's always a revelation when the audiences and journalists give him their truthful opinion. The next project discussed is a Western, starring an American actress but shot in Europe, 'the American landscape is much too predictable, Europe is more interesting.' The Beat my Heart Skipped 2005, a clip is shown here. When asked if he thinks film making has changed - he suggests that it has, but is unsure if it's for the better or worse at this stage. Audiard does state that it's much more interesting than it was only 5 years ago.

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