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Isabelle Huppert – Still Face, Broken Soul

©Elle, Isabelle Huppert In a scene in The Lacemaker (La dentellière, 1977), Isabelle Huppert’s character is led with closed eyes by her lover. He takes her closer and closer towards a steep cliff and open sea. There she opens her eyes, and he asks, “do you trust me”? “Of course,” she replies. The scene has…

At 85, Paul Verhoeven Plans Two New Films: ‘Young Sinner’ and ‘Sans Compter’

Age is not slowing Paul Verhoeven. The 85-year-old Dutch-born director of such sci-fi hits as RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct is working on two new films. The first, Young Sinner, has been described as an “erotic political thriller” set in Washington DC. It narrates the story of a Congressional staffer who is “drawn into…