Post your questions for François Ozon
A distinctive feature of Ozon's career is his ability to command great performances from top-notch female stars, often repeatedly working with them. Charlotte Rampling, Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Deneuve, Sophie Marceau and Kristin Scott Thomas are just a few of the names who have popped up in his films.
Ozon has completed an amazing 22 features in the 27 years since that 1998 debut, and won a string of awards: his 2012 drama In the House, about a teacher who becomes unhealthily involved in the life of a precocious and difficult student, is probably the most garlanded. His new film When Autumn Falls (AKA When Fall Is Coming in the US) stars Hélène Vincent in a story that starts off gently bucolic, then heads somewhere darker and more dangerous. So now's the time to ask Ozon a question in the comments below; we'll publish his replies in a fortnight.
When Autumn Falls is in UK & Irish cinemas from 21 March.
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