Verhoeven ‘amazed’ as revenge thriller Elle collects two Golden Globes
Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven said he was ‘amazed’ as his latest film, Elle, picked up two prizes at the Golden Globes awards.
The French-German co-production was named as Best Foreign Film, while French actress Isabelle Huppert won the Best Actress award. Huppert plays a successful businesswoman who seeks revenge on a man who rapes her.
Accepting the foreign film award from Hollywood’s Foreign Press Association, Verhoeven said: ‘I’m a bit amazed because the movie does not really invite you to sympathise with the character. The character goes in directions that you might not take, so I really thank the Hollywood press for being so open-minded.’
Elle was France’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at this year’s Oscars, but was eliminated in an early judging round.
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