Isabelle Huppert
Born: March 16, 1953 in Paris, France
Married to: Ronald Chammah (1982 – present) (3 children)
[on Elle (2016)] The film is really rich, very surprising and enigmatic. It’s elusive. It’s not a genre movie, but it’s not a non-genre movie either – it floats somewhere between Chabrol and Hitchcock, but it’s still a thousand per cent Verhoeven. There’s also a sociological dimension. It’s about a very contemporary woman, not a victim, but someone who bears up – only you don’t see her bearing up. Things just happen to her and she lives through them, without complaining. You can’t say she’s a victim, or a heroine, or a woman of power – although she is a woman of power. All those categories distract us from reality, in a way. [2016]
[on working with new directors] Oh, it’s just a bet I take, and I’ve rarely been wrong. All…
View original post 149 more words
WILDsound Festival 