American film critics treat movies more as an entertainment. I know very well the style of French critics. I just got back from France because my film premiered there yesterday. I've read many French critiques of my film and they've been very positive. So my comparison is always with Spanish critics.
French critics have a very intellectual perception.
With French critics, what they expect are films that aren't conventional, films that are not standard, that are not part of a particular genre. They have their own style of film which results in something very particular. While I'm making it, I'm always very critical and subjecting myself to severe criticism. It's an act of defense on my part that when I complete a film, I become very indulgent with the film, and to me it's stupendous. When it's time for me to read criticisms, I never like to read the bad ones.