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Elle

Country: France | Germany | Belgium, Language: French, 130 mins

  • Director: Paul Verhoeven
  • Writer: Philippe Djian; David Birke
  • Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd; Sarah Borch-Jacobsen

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Difficult not to give too much away...it's Paul Verhoeven, expect the unexpected.

Rest assured...it's nothing like Showgirls!

This is all about damaged people damaging people...it's not pleasant.

But, it is engrossing...due to Isabelle Huppert's spellbinding performance in the aftermath of her rape. Yes, indeed, 'her rape' - she owns it.

This is a film about possession, detachment and - it's Verhoeven afterall - perversity...gloriously misshapened and over-sized. There's cruelty, there's violence, there are mind-games aplenty...there's enough to keep you glued to the screen...for 130 gruelling minutes.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.

Cast & Characters

Isabelle Huppert as Michele Leblanc;
Laurent Lafitte as Patrick;
Anne Consigny as Anna;
Charles Berling as Richard Leblanc;
Virginie Efira as Rebecca;
Judith Magre as Irene Leblanc;
Christian Berkel as Robert;
Jonas Bloquet as Vincent;
Alice Isaaz as Josie;
Vimala Pons as Helene;
Raphael Lenglet as Ralf;
Arthur Mazet as Kevin;
Lucas Prisor as Kurt;
Hugo Conzelmann as Philipp Kwan;
Stephane Bak as Omar