On paper, Lone Scherfig is a bulldog of a director. She's a tough Danish lady who brings complicated scripts - usually her own - to life on the screen in mesmerizing dramas like Italian for Beginners. I was a bit intimidated to meet her, but she turned out to be congenial, warm and funny. (She'll be pleased to hear that her film has reportedly sold to Sony Pictures Classics this evening!)

Here is our interview with Lone: