Isabelle Huppert’s latest film “Elle” is bound to be considered controversial. Telling the story of a woman’s reaction to and actions after being violently raped, the story veers into potentially disturbing psychological territory.
Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film before its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year, where it became a critical hit. On word of the buy, SPC said that “Huppert gives the performance of a lifetime.”
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, “Elle” tells the story of a woman maned Michèle, who, as SPC’s synopsis details, “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 Michèle’s life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.”
“Elle” will make its North American debut at TIFF, after which it will screen at NYFF, and premiere in theaters on November 11. Watch the tense trailer below.
