The Isabelle Huppert-starring Cannes breakout may sound hard to handle, but it's got more to offer than meets the eye. Kate Erbland: I confess that I balked a little when I saw our own Eric Kohn’s ...
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with French actress Isabelle Huppert about her film, Elle, and the range of characters she's played in over 40 years of... Actress Isabelle Huppert On Navigating The Good And ...
"Provocateur" may be the word that best describes Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven. The director's forays into science fiction mostly have resulted in cult favorites like RoboCop and Starship Troopers, ...
“Elle” is an elegant, nasty piece of work, the kind of twisty, handsomely produced, nominally erotic thriller that plays almost as a parody of French films that mistake pathological disengagement for ...
The film begins with a violent rape scene shot from the detached perspective of a house cat as the pet’s owner, Michele (Huppert), attempts to fend off a masked intruder. Instead of assuming the role ...