Elle (2016)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 130 minuten
Country:
France / Germany / Belgium
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte and Anne Consigny
IMDb score:
7,1 (74.276)
Releasedate: 25 May 2016
Elle plot
Michèle (Isabelle Huppert) seems indestructible. She is the head of a leading video game company and has the same ruthless attitude both in business and in life. But when she is attacked and raped in her home by an unknown man, her life changes drastically. She decides to go after the perpetrator herself and ends up in an exciting cat-and-mouse game that could get out of hand at any moment.
Actors and actresses
Michèle
Patrick
Anna
Richard
Rebecca
Irène
Robert
Vincent
Josie
Hélène
Reviews & comments
kos
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- 46721 messages
- 8876 votes
I'm really amazed that so many people take this movie seriously.
It just seems to me to come across as some kind of black comedy about a dysfunctional family/friends circle around a sociopath, because come on, it doesn't make any sense at all. What farfetched nonsense.
And the fact that you see the festivities of the now dirty old man behind the camera everywhere makes it all even more sinister
No, as a comedy it is funny, nice villainous humor. Until the last half hour or so. Then the rack is gone.
Huppert is great.
But that this has so many stars and even wanted to let Cannes win... wtf? Such a stupid stupid movie??
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Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12889 votes
Peculiar Verhoeven.
A somewhat unusual film that has quite a lot to say about it, but it really isn't. There is really a lot going on, but not much is being done with it. Bit strange because they are all "big" events that other directors fill an entire film with. But in Elle they are apparently just there to show Huppert's reaction.
That in itself is fun for an hour. The film becomes more grotesque and all characters seem to have their briefcase of secrets, the problem is that Huppert's character actually reacts the same to everything. She struggles through each development with a kind of venomous, semi-apathetic cynicism.
After an hour you realize that, but then another hour follows, with more of the same. And if you're still wondering where it's all going... well, 10 minutes from the end most of the storylines are nicely spun out with each their semi-happy ending. Credits roll across the screen and actually you're looking at those credits pretty much the same if Huppert's character has behaved throughout the movie.
Funny, not very interesting and much more than a cynical smile. Oh, and quite an ugly game with some serious framerate issues from the looks of it. And that on a PS4, no advertising for Sony either 
2.5*
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mister blonde
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- 12709 messages
- 5847 votes
Thought it was a really good movie. Especially because the character of Huppert is excellently developed. Her behavior that is illogical to some fits perfectly with the past-ravaged character. It is therefore a character study that you do not see much. I also never understand the point of safely applying your own sense of logic from the couch. Lack of empathy will not do the movie experience any good, I thought it was very accurate and worth it.
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