The Parisian actor, who shot to fame in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ in 2009, has directed a film about one of the most fascinating criminals in French history. She speaks to Tom Murray about ‘Freedom’, why she cast an ‘Emily in Paris’ heartthrob as her lead and how – at 41 – she became a ‘free woman’

He may be one of our most decorated living filmmakers, but Eastwood’s recent films have proved divisive. The newly released ‘Juror #2’ is a reminder of just how much respect the ‘Unforgiven’ director is owed, writes Louis Chilton