Elle

Year: 2017
Description: Cast includes Christian Berkel, Charles Berling, Jonas Bloquet, Anne Consigny, Virginie Efira, Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, and Judith Magre.
After no-nonsense video game business owner Michèle (played by Isabelle Huppert) is raped in her French home, she does not report the crime, carries on as though nothing happened, begins receiving texts from the unknown attacker, and tracks him down.
Director: Verhoeven, Paul
Writer: Birke, David
Producer: Ben Saïd, Saïd; Merkt, Michel
Cinematographer: Fontaine, Stéphane
Editor: Burg, Job ter
Production Team: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, SBS Productions, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduction, France 2 Cinéma, Entre Chien et Loup, and Proximus
Genre: Feature Film
Drama
Content Notes: Sexual assault, nudity, and explicit sex
Source: Based on the novel Oh . . . by Philippe Djian
Language: French with Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, or Thai subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (131 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (131 min.), or 1 streaming video (131 min.)
Type: Color
Additional Content: The DVD and Blu-ray disc include Celebrating an Icon: AFI's Tribute to Isabelle Huppert and A Tale of Empowerment: Making Elle.
Original Release Date: 2016
Updated: 11-09-2022

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