Elle
feature film, triler, drama, France, Germany, 2016
DIRECTED BY: Paul Verhoeven
CAST:
Isabelle Huppert,
Laurent Lafitte,
Anne Consigny
SCRIPT:
Philippe Djian (novel),
David Birke
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Stéphane Fontaine
Synopsis:
This dark stylized thriller follows the story about a fifty-year-old Michéle, successful and ruthless business woman who is running a company that produces video games. She is self-confident, witty, with a refined cynical sense of humor and often encounters enemies. One night a masked man attacks her and rapes her in her home. After that she becomes obsessed with the search for the mysterious perpetrator. The chase soon becomes an exciting game of a cat and mouse until the events start to get out of control.
The film and the main actress were awarded with Golden Globes in 2017 – award for best foreign film and best female leading actress.
Film has both Croatian and English subtitles!
color, digital, 130 min