Elles (film)

Elles
Elles
	French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Małgośka Szumowska
Written by	Tine Byrckel; Małgośka Szumowska;
Produced by	Marianne Slot
Starring	Juliette Binoche; Anaïs Demoustier; Joanna Kulig; Louis-Do de Lencquesaing; Krystyna Janda; Andrzej Chyra;
Cinematography	Michał Englert
Edited by	Françoise Tourmen; Jacek Drosio;
Music by	Paweł 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 (TIFF); 1 February 2012 (France); 17 February 2012 (Poland); 29 March 2012 (Germany);
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	France; Poland; Germany;
Languages	French; Polish;
Budget	€3.5 million
Box office	$3.8 million

Elles^[a] 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.

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.

^ "Elles (2012)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
^ "Elles (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Elles". FilmPolski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Das bessere Leben". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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[1] "Elles (2012)". JP's Box-Office (in French).

[2] "Elles (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[3] "Elles". FilmPolski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[4] "Das bessere Leben". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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