i wasn not surprise to read a comment by the director to the effect that she make this film a an antidote to all those make of dvd featurettes and a that certainly strike me . i do confess that i have a penchant for meta and but i find this film to be very accessible and entertaining and and not even in a labored and self consciously clever way and which be certainly a bit of what you expect in a film about film making . it be very french in that there be a great deal of outlandish and yet occasionally compelling theory about how film making ( and even sexuality ) work and but since the director doesn not quite play herself ( use an avatar instead ) and be leave with a lot of choice ( since i be pretty sure she constantly contradict herself ) . apparently catherine breillat specializes in hard to watch film and but i would definitely say this one doesn not qualify . i really enjoy the dialog and the balance between the cinematic and the natural and the relationship between the director character and her assistant and actor and and so on . highly recommended .