In this darkly erotic drama from cult filmmaker Jeanne Labrune, Isabelle Huppert (8 Women, Merci Pour le Chocolat, La Cérémonie, The Piano Teacher, La Vie Promise) stars as a high-class prostitute named Alice who serves up sexual fantasies for her clientele, from schoolgirl innocence to S&M. Fed up with the seamy underbelly of French masculinity, Alice crosses paths with Xavier, a neurotic psychoanalyst facing a marriage crisis. The two quickly realize their professions share a thing or two in common as they navigate the overlapping worlds of psychotherapy and sex therapy.
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What the Critics are Saying
"The mesmerizing Isabelle Huppert is at it again. You can't take your eyes off her."
- The New York Times
"Isabelle Huppert, arguably the finest French screen actress of her generation, has yet another splendid role in the complex, compassionate and endlessly illuminating Special Treatment. Impressive!" - Los Angeles Times Globe
"Huppert has succeeded once again." - Roger Ebert
"Smart, witty, entertaining!" - San Francisco Examiner
"Huppert is astonishing. Her abandon and willingness to try anything give the movie a bracing unpredictability." - Time Out Chicago
"A memorable journey, with exquisitely drawn characters and a tremendous cast, that blends satire, melancholy and romance in unlikely but delicious fashion."
- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
