Paul Verhoeven has made a career directing some memorable films, some of which earned such a label due to their sexual content: Basic Instinct and Showgirls to name but a couple.
Verhoeven described Huppert as “the most fantastic actor I’ve ever worked with, on a level that I did not know existed.”
Elle, which was released in the US last week, will be released in the UK 10 March 2017.
“I escaped to France because I couldn’t find anything that was for me challenging,” he said.