Fleur Fortuné’s Sweet 16

Sweet 16 is our rapid-fire Q&A series.


Fleur Fortuné is the director of the new dystopian sci-fi film The Assessment starring Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, and Himesh Patel.

Fleur took time to answer our 16 questions about the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.


1. First movie you fell in love with

Twin Peaks TV show

2. Last movie you fell in love with

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

3. A movie scene you’ll never shake

The “tears in the rain” final scene in Blade Runner

4. A movie scene that never gets old

Clarice and Hannibal’s first meeting in The Silence of the Lambs

5. Favorite movie theater

The Max Linder in Paris

6. Theater snack of choice

I love to order hamburger and fries at my seat, but when the movie is too good I almost can’t touch it.

7. A performance that makes you laugh

David Lynch as FBI regional chief Gordon Cole in Twin Peaks

8. A performance that makes you cry

Jane Fonda as Gloria in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

9. Favorite childhood movie memory

Going to see Bambi with my father. My first time in a theater.

10. Movie you’ll defend forevermore

Woman in the Dunes by Hiroshi Teshigahara

11. Rainy day movie

Parasite by Bong Joon Ho

12. Director who always wows you

David Lynch

13. Movie quote you use a lot

Not from a movie but relates to movies: “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” - Mark Twain

14. Favorite movie GIF:

15. Movie you want played at your funeral

Ordet by Carl Theodor Dreyer

16. The Assessment double feature

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Luis Buñuel

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