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Elle

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Original title

Elle

Year

2016

Running time

130 min.

Country

France

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Screenwriter

David Birke. Novel: Philippe Djian

Cast

Music

Anne Dudley

Cinematography

Stéphane Fontaine

Producer

Co-production France-Germany-Belgium;

SBS Productions, Entre Chien et Loup

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Psychological Thriller. Sexual Abuse. Home Invasion

Movie Groups

Philippe Djian Adaptations

Synopsis

When Michelle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving her 75-year-old sex kitten mother, her imprisoned mass murderer father, her spoiled and immature son, her ex-husband and her lover, all with the same icy equanimity. This is the approach she brings to the situation when it appears that her assailant is not finished with her. As the mysterious stalker hovers in the shadows of her life, taunting her, Michelle cooly stalks him back. What emerges between Michelle and her stalker is a kind of game, a game that soon spirals out of control.

Awards: 2016: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Isabelle Huppert)

2016: 2 Golden Globes: Best Foreign Film and Best Actress-Drama (Huppert)

2017: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film not in the English Language

2016: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection

2016: César Awards: Best Film & Actress (Isabelle Huppert).11 Nominations

2016: European Film Awards: 3 nominations, including Best Film

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Ranking Lists Position

19 My Top 10 Movies from 2016 (244)
48 My Favorite French Movies (68)
96 Movies with a Great Female Lead (37)

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