Elle (2016)

Directed by

Paul Verhoeven

Genre

psychological thriller, rape and revenge film

Country

Germany, France, Belgium

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 2,009 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A successful businesswoman is raped in her home by a masked intruder. She refuses to be a victim and instead tries to understand and manipulate her attacker.

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What happens

Elle (French for 'she' / 'her') is a 2016 psychological thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven from a screenplay by David Birke, based on the 2012 novel Oh... by Philippe Djian. The film stars Isabelle Huppert as a businesswoman who is raped in her home by a masked assailant. The film was Verhoeven's first feature since 2006's Black Book, and his first in French. It premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it received critical acclaim. Elle won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film; it was also selected as the French entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated. At the 42nd César Awards in France, the film received eleven nominations, and won Best Film. Huppert's performance was widely acclaimed, considered to be one of the finest of her career. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and won several Best Actress awards, including the Golden Globe and the César. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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