[on the music in
Jours de France (2016)] It's my first feature film; before, I had just made a few short movies and a documentary, all of which I made almost completely by myself - the camera, sound. I read about the cost of music in cinema, and in my way of searching for the classical pieces, the fact that those pieces are costless is a given for me. My producer was telling me, "It costs a lot!" I said "No, don't worry," and one day I gave her the list and almost all of the recordings were recorded before '56 or so, so no copyright costs in Europe. She said, "Wow!" There are some exceptions: we had a little money for music, so I could afford one or two specific recordings - for the Rameau piece at the end when they meet, I was happy to be able to get the modern recording. I listen to a lot of classical music, and a lot of classical music from before the '50s or '60s, so they are free. [2017]
