Lucile Hadzihalilovic strides into a room and the mood immediately becomes dense with awe. It's not just her striking looks or her height (over 1.85 meters in stockings), but the way she seems to mute these things behind a natural quietness and engaging shyness, as if she's whispering: "Please don't look at me."
Very softly spoken and sincere in the way she always takes a minute to ponder the question before launching into an answer, Hadzihalilovic hardly fits the image of partner/collaborator to Gasper Noe, aka France's "master of horror." Yet for the past 15 years, she has worked as his trusted editor and co-writer, while doing solo projects like the controversial "Mimi" (the modern-day version of "Little Red Riding Hood"). Clad in a thin "schoolgirl dress" by agnes b. and her long dark hair tied back, she has a fragility that complements her newest film "Innocence." This tale of very young girls in a secluded school was panned by some European critics as downright pornographic. Her reaction to that, the source of her ideas and other comments are in this interview.
What is your definition of pornography?