Elles (film)

Elles is a 2011 erotic drama film co-written and directed by Polish director Małgośka Szumowska. It shows an episode in the life of Anne (Juliette Binoche), a journalist in Paris for French Elle who is writing an article about female student prostitution.

Not to be confused with Elle (film).
Elles
French theatrical release poster
Directed byMałgośka Szumowska
Written by
  • Tine Byrckel
  • Małgośka Szumowska
Produced byMarianne Slot
Starring
CinematographyMichał Englert
Edited by
  • Françoise Tourmen
  • Jacek Drosio
Music byPaweł Mykietyn
Production
companies
  • Slot Machine
  • Zentropa International Poland
  • Zentropa International Köln
  • Canal+ Poland
  • ZDF
  • Shot Szumowski
  • Liberator Productions
Distributed by
  • Haut et Court (France)
  • Kino Świat (Poland)
  • Zorro Film (Germany)
Release dates
  • 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) (TIFF)
  • 1 February 2012 (2012-02-01) (France)
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17) (Poland)
  • 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) (Germany)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Poland
  • Germany
Languages
  • French
  • Polish
Budget€3.5 million
Box office$3.8 million

Although the young women are not keen on publicity, she persuades two students to talk to her: the provocative Alicja (Joanna Kulig), an ambitious economics student who left Poland to further her education; and the subtle Charlotte (Anaïs Demoustier), enrolled in a Parisian classe préparatoire, determined to leave her modest provincial background behind.

Where Anne is expecting misery and distress, she discovers freedom, pride, and empowerment. As Anne's professional curiosity in the two women becomes a matter of personal interest, she starts to rediscover her own sexuality.

Elles premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in France on 1 February 2012.

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