By Maria Esteves
The 54th New York Film Festival 2016 (NYFF54) U.S. Premiere ELLE, press conference with Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven, and French actress Isabelle Huppert moderated by director of programming Dennis Lim, NYFF, was held at the Walter Reade Theater Friday, October 14, 2016.

Questions posed to director Verhoeven and actress Huppert by moderator Lim included "Tell us how this all came about? Isabelle, was your interest based on the book Oh... by Philippe Djian? Paul, why did the Americans say no to this film project, what was the reasons given? Paul, do you read this as a feminist or post-feminist film? What you make of the Christian aspect of this film? " ELLE, now in theaters. Watch trailer

NYFF54 U.S. Premiere of ELLE: (L-R) Director of Programming Dennis Lim, NYFF, French actress Isabelle Huppert and Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven.

NYFF54 U.S. Premiere of ELLE: (L-R) French actress Isabelle Huppert and Dutch
film director Paul Verhoeven.

NYFF54 U.S. Premiere of ELLE: French actress
Isabelle Huppert.  

NYFF54 U.S. Premiere of ELLE: Director of
Programming Dennis Lim, NYFF.

 
NYFF54 U.S. Premiere of ELLE: Dutch film director Paul
Verhoeven.  

NYFF54 U.S. Premiere of ELLE: French actress Isabelle Huppert.