Elle UK trailer lands: The film, starring an Oscar-worth Isabelle Huppert, is the latest film from controversial filmmaker Paul Verhoeven.
Watch the Elle UK trailer below.
Paul Verhoeven is getting some huge praise for his latest film Elle, which stars French actress Isabelle Huppert, and rightly so as it’s simply superb.
After debuting at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and then Toronto and then London, the film opens across UK cinemas on March 10th, 2017 from Picturehouse Entertainment.
Huppert is Michèle LeBlanc; founder and CEO of a successful video game company, who is attacked in her own home. Taking what appears to be a desire to shrug off the terrifying incident, she locks the door after her attacker and refuses to tell the police. Upending our expectations, Michèle begins to track down her assailant, and soon they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game, one that at any moment may spiral out of control.
In our original Elle review from the London Film Festival, we said:
“Elle is an extreme, punch to the guts that stays with you long after the credits roll. An intense ride into a world of extremely, strong women and sadomasochistic tendencies – the world of Paul Verhoeven. It’s great to have him back.”
… full of Hollywood sheen despite its relatively low $5 million budget; the film skillfully shot by Stéphane Fontaine (who did a quite the job on this year’s other festival favourite Captain Fantastic, not to mention his previous work on the likes of A Prophet and Rust and Bone). There’s also a wonderful, building score from English composer Anne Dudley.
Catch the full review at the end of the link above, and the brand new Elle UK trailer below.
Vehoeven’s next job is to head up the jury at next year’s Berlin Film Festival, an event we’ll be covering in full on these very pages.
