Date 08/03/2017 - News People
Isabelle Huppert has said she did not want her character in 'Elle' to be a victim because of the rape revenge storyline. The 63-year-old French actress recently won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama and earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in the film. She played Michèle Leblanc, the daughter of a psychopath who ends up playing a cat-and-mouse game with her rapist, after she is assaulted in her own home. During her research for the role, Huppert said her character never played the victim. She said, "even strong women in the movies have that temptation to veer towards emotion hanging over them. I resisted. Making her mellower would have been a serious mistake."
