The world distribution of French movies is a laughing matter. That is a fact.

When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.

When a French book becomes an international hit it is because of the author and not because of the language. The same goes for movies.

When Picasso painted in Paris, was he a Spanish or a French painter? It does not matter, he was Picasso, whatever the influences surrounding him. He simply chose Paris because it was the ideal place for him to sell his creation.

Today's cinema is a global art form, it is impossible to make movies for a market the size of France, representing no more than 4% of the world's total.

The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.