Not swayed by a French film without independent director (7)

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unmoved

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'not swayed' is the definition.
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'a french film without independent director' is the wordplay.
'a french' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'film' becomes 'M' (o9eo Fritz Lang film).
'without independent' becomes 'ove' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'director' becomes 'd' (abbreviation eg in film reviews).
'un'+'m'+'ove'+'d'='UNMOVED'

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for unmoved that I've seen before include "Adamant; not budging" , "Stolid" , "Firm" , "Cold" , "Impassive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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