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Elles

  • 20112011
  • 18+18+
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,286
1,422
Juliette Binoche in Elles (2011)
On her latest assignment, a journalist for Elle immerses herself in a prostitution ring run by university students.
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On her latest assignment, a journalist for Elle immerses herself in a prostitution ring run by university students.On her latest assignment, a journalist for Elle immerses herself in a prostitution ring run by university students.On her latest assignment, a journalist for Elle immerses herself in a prostitution ring run by university students.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,286
1,422
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    • Director
      • Malgorzata Szumowska
    • Writers
      • Tine Byrckel
      • Malgorzata Szumowska
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Anaïs Demoustier
      • Joanna Kulig
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Malgorzata Szumowska
    • Writers
      • Tine Byrckel
      • Malgorzata Szumowska
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Anaïs Demoustier
      • Joanna Kulig
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos1

    International Version
    Trailer 1:36
    International Version

    Photos29

    Juliette Binoche and Malgorzata Szumowska in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche and Louis-Do de Lencquesaing in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche and Joanna Kulig in Elles (2011)
    Swann Arlaud and Anaïs Demoustier in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche and Anaïs Demoustier in Elles (2011)
    Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, and Joanna Kulig in Elles (2011)
    Anaïs Demoustier in Elles (2011)

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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Anne
    Anaïs Demoustier
    Anaïs Demoustier
    • Charlotte
    Joanna Kulig
    Joanna Kulig
    • Alicja
    Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    • Patrick
    Krystyna Janda
    Krystyna Janda
    • La mère d'Alicja
    Andrzej Chyra
    Andrzej Chyra
    • Le client sadique
    Ali Marhyar
    • Saïd
    Jean-Marie Binoche
    • Le père d'Anne
    François Civil
    François Civil
    • Florent
    Pablo Beugnet
    • Stéphane
    Valérie Dréville
    • La mère de Charlotte
    Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
    Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
    • Le père de Charlotte
    Arthur Moncla
    • Thomas
    Scali Delpeyrat
    • Charles
    Laurence Ragon
    • Colette
    Alain Libolt
    • Le mari de Colette
    Swann Arlaud
    Swann Arlaud
    • Le jeune client
    Nicolas Layani
    • Le client guitare
    • Director
      • Malgorzata Szumowska
    • Writers
      • Tine Byrckel
      • Malgorzata Szumowska
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Malgorzata Szumowska revealed Joanna Kulig, who in the film plays a prostitute, was so afraid of the scene where she is naked with a client who is peeing over her. "It was amazing that for three months she was afraid of that scene. But what was challenging was that when she starts to do it, she did it very fast. In a few hours without any hysteria, no questions." During that scene Kulig wanted to hear classical music and asked that not all the crew were on the set. "For me it was very difficult to keep concentrated!" - the actress said. "The scene was funny. On the sixth time [the juice machine] was broke so we had to stop. And everybody started to laugh. I had to be very concentrated. To have a serious face thinking about the subject. And I started to play and for two minutes, 'Sorry! We have to stop. This machine doesn't work with the juice!' And everybody...."
    • Goofs
      Call girls get paid before the act, not after, or by Venmo etc.
    • Quotes

      Anne: All women are whores, is that it?

    • Crazy credits
      Closing credits begin during a breakfast scene with Anne's family.
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - II. Allegretto
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Intimate and close but superb.
    It's a film based around a journalist writing an article about student prostitution and her life as a housewife and it touches on the lives of two prostitutes. It's a strangely intimate story complemented by beautiful music and very erotic scenes. Miss Binoche is superb with all her usual beautiful nuances and command of the screen.

    It's a film about the universe of a woman's soul and it's rather compelling. I thought it was great and it lingers with you, its inconclusive and that makes you draw your own conclusions, so the film will be different for everyone. I drew we are all alone and no-one really knows us.
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    • Nov 22, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2012 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Poland
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Ellas
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Slot Machine
      • Zentropa International Poland
      • Zentropa International Köln
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $157,508
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,286
      • Apr 29, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,822,241
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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