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Serious moment here: Stay away from this movie if sexual assault/violence is a PTSD trigger, or if it's simply something you really don't want to see. Trailer US release: November 11, 2016 Back in the 90's, Paul Verhoeven seemingly got typecasted in Hollywood after directing Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. The Hollywood Reporter posted:The story centers on Michele (Huppert), who seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michele's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control. LA Times posted:The press notes for the film dryly say: "No American actress would take on a part this amoral." They may be right. I saw Elle at Fantastic Fest last night and Michele is one of the strongest, yet utterly depraved, movie characters I've ever seen. Isabelle Huppert masterfully juggles victim and perpetrator, and her acting had me thinking back to Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood. Elle is brutal, thought-provoking, and of course, tough to watch. Strongly recommend it when wide release hits. air- fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Well, paraphrasing my thread is one way to get my attention. This movie looks incredible, and I'm happy to see Verheoven back in top form. Yep, I took a look at your thread as inspiration for the OP. As I was walking out, I heard other fest attendees mentioning to also check out Belladonna of Sadness. This isn't so psychedelic/trippy though, it does so well at being real yet... some of the reactions of the protagonist are so out there, yet they make sense once you learn more about her character.
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# ¿ Sep 27, 2016 00:39 |
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Bump to mention that Elle was released last weekend!
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# ¿ Nov 14, 2016 19:01 |
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I really liked Tim League's analysis for The Great Debate feature on Birth.Movies.Death:quote:The first title entered into The Great Debate's forum is Paul Verhoeven's powerful Elle. Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League went up against Online Film Critics Society member Candice Frederick, and they each argued their points, Tim in support of Elle and Candice on the opposing side. Read their arguments (spoilers!) here. To me, this movie is a portrayal of a very hosed up woman. I also subscribe to the theory that Michele is a sociopath and she was the killer instead of her father. Tim League posted:This is not a film that is making a blanket statement about women or sexual assault. Instead Elle is a very particular portrait of the calm, cold and calculating mind of a sociopath. The traditional interpretation of Elle’s narrative is that Michele has these traits either because she has her father’s serial-killer DNA coursing through her veins or because her emotions were stripped or atrophied after witnessing such traumatic events as a child.
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