Despite none of my friends being able to pronounce her name, I maintain Isabelle Huppert is one of our most important onscreen freaks. Who else can play aggressive repression with just as much verve as unleashed arousal? In two-time Funny Games’ director Michael Haneke’s erotic drama, aptly named for its lead character’s profession, Huppert makes a meal of slow simmering lust and its horrific consequences: her ill-fated affair with a young student rotting the once buttoned-up woman to her basest elements. Perfect for AFS’ Love Month series! – James Scott
Feb. 22-23
