Elles (English Subtitled)

Beautifully done movie about middle-age reality of well to do middle class. Told with brutal honesty. Extremely three dimensional and well developed. Shapo ba!

The movie was ok, but I thought it would be much better, the acting was ok also maybe some people would really love this movie. If the movie push the evenlope just a little bit more it would have been a much better movie. The movie I thought it would be like was Q, and Now and Later. great movie.

I truly remarkable film.

When you think about prostitution, what usually comes to mind are the ladies in the street or the so-called bordellos (for rich and poor). But, in the changing world, prostitution keeps evolving due to many reasons, one being our current economies. Not everybody is competitive, and, sadly, some go into this profession as an act of desperation, curiosity, or other reasons. Elles is a fascinating and gripping film that explores these issues in a dramatic and intriguing way. Anne (Juliette Binoche) is apparently a happily-married journalist, who is writing an article about Paris students for Elle magazine. She struggles doing chores at home, including raising a teenage son and a smaller daughter, and doing research for her book. This research involves spending time and interviewing two young college students (Joanna Kulig and Anaïs Demoustier), who, for different reasons, moonlight as prostitutes. The descriptions of their sexual duties are very graphic, and it involves several types of men - mostly married --, who have the most bizarre requests. This assignment slowly affects Annes psyche and personal life, forcing her to make some serious decisions. Directed by Malgoska Szumowska, Elles is another movie that shows us aspects of our daily life that people are not aware of or simply ignore. Student prostitution is a sign of the times, not only in France, but in other places, including the USA. The film, as I say, is kind of graphic in the frank depiction of sex and sexual preferences, including a good dose of nudity. The Blu-ray includes edited and unedited trailers and more. (France, Poland, Germany; 2011, color, 99 min plus additional material) Reviewed on March 12, 2013 by Eric Gonzalez for Kino Lorber Blu-ray

A coming of age movie for french ladies of the night and day. Not really any unique twists of plot or academy award winning performances for the best organism. But, if you havent been to Paris in the spring, summer, fall, etc., this is worth watching if you dont have anything else to do.

A story of a woman, a family, another world; its honest and real. I love the ending scene, life a usual.

Zero imagination. Sure I had read other opinions and lots of words without real meaning praise this mainstream propaganda. Yeah, for a start producer could not figure out how to show sex, I guess Tinto Brass or DAmato movies are not available in France. Camera and lights works were especially primitive and I was not happy with Jess Franco, boy, I was mistaken. Of course, nobody in this flick works, money no problem, sure, after all unemployment in France only steady 10%. Music--who needs music, propaganda is good without music. Resume--as Italian dictator said--the purpose of movement is to move. Avoid.

Love it

Well done and I enjoyed the unpretentiousness of the characters and film. I always like the French Movies as they say it like it is.

A different understanding of what may be part of the complex circumstances that result in a womans becoming involved in the sex trade.