ELLE (2016) Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Jonas Bloquet, Virginie Efira, Christian Berkel and Judith Magre. Screenplay by David Birke. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 131 minutes. Rated R. A couple of decades ago it looked like Dutch director Paul Verhoeven was going to be one of … Continue reading
Ang Lee Expresses Lust with Little Caution by Brad Balfour Sexually provocative and fraught with violence, Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution [Sie, Jie] powerfully explores the story of a young woman who uses her sexuality to gain the trust of a high-powered Chinese official – a high-ranking collaborator with the ruthless Japanese occupiers during the 1940s. Played by … Continue reading
SHARON STONE BASIC INSTINCTS AROUSED AGAIN by Brad Balfour For Sharon Stone, the first Basic Instinct film, directed by Paul Verhoeven, was quite an odyssey; it established her as a provocative sex symbol, an actress willing to open herself up (and her legs) for the camera. In that film, she played a lesbian crime novelist accused of … Continue reading
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