Isabelle Huppert Brings a Greek Myth to Life in 'Phaedra(s)'

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 9, 2016

Award-winning French actress Isabelle Huppert discusses her role in the new production of “Phaedra(s),” a Greek myth performed in French with English subtitles, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from Sept. 13 to 18. She stars as a mother tortured by an illicit desire for her stepson. It’s an adaptation of the Greek myth performed in French with English subtitles. Huppert also talks about her starring role in "Elle," a thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven 

 

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