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The Handmaiden
Why this pick
Like Elle, it turns sexual power games and shifting alliances into sleek, mischievous psychological suspense, led by women who refuse to remain easily readable.
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MOVIE2016 2h 10m FRA
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In the House
Why this pick
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The Skin I Live In
Why this pick
Its immaculate surfaces, perverse humour, and escalating unease make it a strong fit for Elle’s blend of bourgeois confidence, sexual menace, and morally unsteady perspective.
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Michèle Leblanc is raped in her home by an assailant in a ski mask, then cleans up the mess and resumes her life. She is the head of a successful video game company, where her male employees are alternately resentful of or infatuated with her. She carries on an affair with Robert, the husband of her friend and business partner Anna, and flirts with her married neighbor Patrick. Michèle feels detached from her son Vincent, who submits to his abusive, pregnant girlfriend Josie. She has a contentious relationship with her mother, Irène, whom she resents for her narcissism and involvements with younger men. Furthermore, she is the daughter of an infamous mass murderer whose parole hearing is approaching. Haunted by her father's actions, Michèle is wary of law enforcement and does not report her rape to police.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Isabelle Huppert
Michèle Leblanc
Laurent Lafitte
Patrick
Jonas Bloquet
Vincent
Virginie Efira
Rebecca
Christian Berkel
Robert
Alice Isaaz
Josie
Vimala Pons
Hélène
Arthur Mazet
Kevin