Once it became all right to prefer American films to French ones, we could start bigging up our own films, from Trainspotting to The King's Speech.

Many Cambodian's prefer international films which are better in quality and whose tickets are also usually cheaper when compared to domestic films.

He had become an assistant director at Cinecitta, Italy's largest film studio, just as local film production fell drastically because audiences seemed to prefer American films.

Thalberg preferred literary works, while Mayer preferred glitzy crowd-pleasing films.

However, he preferred shooting films with a social message; he considered Pengemis dan Tukang Becak his favourite film.

There is a good and obvious reason why the French themselves prefer American films to their own native products: American films are better.

I prefer films which come out throughout the year as they obviously have more than awards on their mind.

Amundo Reyes, a 34-year-old caster from Mexico, said he preferred such films as "Rambo," where the dialogue is not always essential.

"Iranians, like most people, prefer American films," said one Iranian journalist.

"Now you know why I prefer independent films," Farmiga told me ruefully when I asked about the incident.