Efira calls Verhoeven's 'Showgirls' "an incredible movie," questions why US studios won't work with him

Receiving the Leopard Club Award at Locarno on 7 August 2026, Virginie Efira told Variety she considers Paul Verhoeven's 'Showgirls' "an incredible movie" that critics now regard as a masterpiece. She said she was intrigued that Americans no longer wanted to work with Verhoeven, without elaborating further.