Meanwhile, asia’s cinema followed suit. In Korea, Youn Yuh-jung won an Oscar for Minari at 73, playing a grandmother who is foul-mouthed, mischievous, and deeply human. In France, Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert continue to play leads in erotic thrillers ( Elle ) well into their 60s, laughing at the American puritanism that says sex ends at 50.