Le Cinéma, c'est de l'idéogramme.

In this long interview with Jean-Michel Devésa, Catherine Breillat explains and comments on how her books and films seek to clarify the process through which women construct their identity. She wants to show what is not watchable. She films as a painter. So her approach is metaphysical. She is indeed convinced that flesh and the body can be a way to the sacred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]