The longer I consider ‘Elle,’ the more I struggle with it. It’s a bit of a conundrum for me. At the heart of it is this great and daring performance by Isabelle Huppert, the one that finally garnered her an Oscar nomination that’s been long, long overdue; she doesn’t look it, but she’s 65 years old, and has looked like she’s been at her sexiest and sultriest at 42 for about 10 years now. Of course, she’s been playing roles like these far longer than that, which only makes me more befuddled as to why this was the one that enraptured the Academy. I guess it could’ve been it’s director, Paul Verhoeven, although that seems peculiar too, he’s never been an Academy favorite, and I’ve never cared for him either. This is his first French language film, but he’s actually Belgian and to his credit,...
- 1/15/2018
- by David Baruffi
- Age of the Nerd
Title: Elle Director: Paul Verhoeven Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Christian Berkel, Anne Consigny, Virginie Efira, Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling, Alice Isaaz, Judith Magre, Vimala Pons, Jonas Bloquet, Lucas Prisor and Raphaël Lenglet ‘Elle’ is a bizarre psychological thriller that stands on the formidable shoulders of the extraordinary French actress Isabelle Huppert. The movie directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by David Birke, based on the novel ‘Oh…’ by Philippe Djian, premiered in competition for the Palme d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it received critical acclaim, and was subsequently selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language film at the 89th Academy Awards. The story is all [ Read More ]
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- 11/20/2016
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Elle is a tale of dangerous passions, but not in the overwhelmingly sadistic way you might imagine. I mean, yes – vile, depraved sexual acts are carried out against Paul Verhoeven’s protagonist(?). Audiences may have trouble staying silent while Isabella Huppert continually relives her “enlightening” victimization, yet Verhoeven’s approach to pitch-black comedy somehow makes the film’s most serious moments unexpectedly comical. It’s humorous relief by way of death, insults and utter moral disregard. It may be strange that an erotic thriller’s most impressive moments come in the form of laughs, but it only shows the depth Verhoeven is able to create – no matter how telegraphed his story might be.
Huppert stars as Michèle Leblanc, a recent sexual assault victim hellbent on solving the puzzle of who forcibly penetrated her. Was it the seedy co-worker who takes every chance he gets to belittle her managerial skills (Lucas Prisor)? The clean-cut,...
Huppert stars as Michèle Leblanc, a recent sexual assault victim hellbent on solving the puzzle of who forcibly penetrated her. Was it the seedy co-worker who takes every chance he gets to belittle her managerial skills (Lucas Prisor)? The clean-cut,...
- 9/9/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – “Young & Beautiful” may have people rethinking the phrase, “Oh, to be young and beautiful again.” Well, maybe the “young” part, since we seldom don’t hear lamentations of the loss of beauty. Here’s a film that reminds us that wisdom not only comes with age, but also with mistakes.
It also serves as a reminder that in our youth, we often get stuck in irreversibly bad patterns that hurt ourselves and the ones who love us. Writer/director Francois Ozon’s latest leaves us to decide whether or not the young and beautiful protagonist has any regret for her rash and vacant erotic adventures.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film opens on a teenage girl relaxing topless on a beach in France, while a younger boy peeps through binoculars from the tree line above her. She is seventeen year-old Isabelle (Marine Vacth) and he is her curious brother, Victor (Fantin Ravat...
It also serves as a reminder that in our youth, we often get stuck in irreversibly bad patterns that hurt ourselves and the ones who love us. Writer/director Francois Ozon’s latest leaves us to decide whether or not the young and beautiful protagonist has any regret for her rash and vacant erotic adventures.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film opens on a teenage girl relaxing topless on a beach in France, while a younger boy peeps through binoculars from the tree line above her. She is seventeen year-old Isabelle (Marine Vacth) and he is her curious brother, Victor (Fantin Ravat...
- 5/20/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to Francois Ozon's Cannes Film Festival competition title 'Young & Beautiful.' Full press release below. Cannes, France (May 22, 2013) – Sundance Selects announced today from the 2013 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring U.S. rights to writer-director François Ozon's Young & Beautiful from Wild Bunch. The film, with a star-making turn by Marine Vacth in thelead role, also stars Geraldine Pailhas, Frederic Pierrot, Fantin Ravat, Johan Leysen, Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Richard, Djedje Apali, Lucas Prisor, Laurent Delbecque, Jeanne Ruff, and Serge Hefez. Produced by Eric & Nicolas Altmayer, and with a screenplay by Ozon, Young & Beautiful made its world premiere this week in Competition at the festival.Ozon’s film Swimming Pool was in Competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Ozon's Young & Beautiful is a provocative drama about a young woman coming of age from her sexual awakening to...
- 5/22/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Sundance Selects has picked up N. American film distribution rights to the drama which also stars Geraldine Pailhas, Frederic Pierrot, Fantin Ravat, Johan Leysen, Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Richard, Djedje Apali, Lucas Prisor, Laurent Delbecque, Jeanne Ruff, and Serge Hefez, reports Deadline. The French title also known as Jeune & jolie, which is written and helmed by François Ozon, tells of seventeen-year-old Isabelle, who is starting to explore her sexuality. Pic takes place over a year and is split into four segments, each of which is separated by a Françoise Hardy song. Covers her journey of losing her virginity and taking on a life of prostitution. Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer produce.
- 5/22/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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