Poland Roman Polanski Krzysztof Kieślowski Andrzej Żuławski Argentina Gaspar Noé Edgardo Cozarinsky Russia Alexandre Alexeieff Anatole Litvak Michael Haneke Georgia Géla Babluani Otar Iosseliani Luc Besson Jacques Tourneur Francis Veber United States
French cinema is sometimes intertwined with the cinema of foreign nations. Directors from nations such as Poland (Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Andrzej Żuławski), Argentina (Gaspar Noé and Edgardo Cozarinsky), Russia (Alexandre Alexeieff, Anatole Litvak), Austria (Michael Haneke), and Georgia (Géla Babluani, Otar Iosseliani) are prominent in the ranks of French cinema. Conversely, some French directors have had careers in other countries, such as Luc Besson, Jacques Tourneur, or Francis Veber in the United States.
