Elle

2016 · 130 min · FR · R · 6.7 (1,717 votes)

Dir. Paul Verhoeven · Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Virginie Efira, Judith Magre · Music Anne Dudley

DramaThriller

When Michèle, 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 family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.

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This film is a masterclass in unsettling defiance, blending psychological tension with a darkly humorous, subversive edge. It's a provocative exploration of control and female agency, delivered with an unflinching, European arthouse sensibility that challenges conventional morality. Expect a steady, gripping experience.

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