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
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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