Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche has hit back at the "violence" of criticism by fellow French actor Gerard Depardieu who said she "is nothing".

Depardieu, 61, said in an interview with Austrian magazine Profil: "Please can you explain to me what the mystery of Juliette Binoche is meant to be?"

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme, Binoche said she was "surprised" by his outburst.