question: Were M3 , M4 , M5 , M6 , and M7 influenced by a male French screenwriter
query: SELECT count(*) WHERE {
  ?x0 a ns:film.writer .
  ?x0 ns:people.person.gender ns:m.05zppz .
  ?x0 ns:people.person.nationality ns:m.0f8l9c .
  M3 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced_by ?x0 .
  M4 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced_by ?x0 .
  M5 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced_by ?x0 .
  M6 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced_by ?x0 .
  M7 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced_by ?x0
  }