Paul Verhoeven’s ELLE Trailer and Clip Watch the new ELLE trailer and clip! The film, directed by Paul Verhoeven (Black Book, Basic Instinct), stars Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, and Christian Berkel. ELLE will be released in theaters on November 11. Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle’s life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.