There are so many actors that are huge stars in France but whom haven’t really made much of an impact here outside the arthouses. French actress Isabelle Huppert is definitely one who is greatly appreciated by anyone who has had a chance to watch her amazing work with filmmakers like Michael Haneke and others.
Huppert’s exposure is certainly being elevated this year with her starring roles in two very different French films, Elle, a revenge thriller from director Paul Verhoeven based on Phillippe Djian’s book, and Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things To Come, a lighter character drama, both which have been on the festival circuit since February.
In Elle, Huppert plays Michèle Leblanc, the owner of a video game company who is sexually assaulted in her apartment, who proceeds to try to track down her attacker for revenge, while in Things to Come, she plays Nathalie Chazeaux, a philosophy teacher,...
Huppert’s exposure is certainly being elevated this year with her starring roles in two very different French films, Elle, a revenge thriller from director Paul Verhoeven based on Phillippe Djian’s book, and Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things To Come, a lighter character drama, both which have been on the festival circuit since February.
In Elle, Huppert plays Michèle Leblanc, the owner of a video game company who is sexually assaulted in her apartment, who proceeds to try to track down her attacker for revenge, while in Things to Come, she plays Nathalie Chazeaux, a philosophy teacher,...
- 11/29/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
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