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Paul Verhoeven (Dutch: [ˈpʌul vərˈɦuvə(n)]; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch film director. His films are known for their graphic violence and sexual content, combined with social satire. [1]
Paul Verhoeven. Director: RoboCop. Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden, with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. In 1969, he directed the popular Dutch TV series, Floris (1969), about a medieval knight.
Apr 5, 2017 · Even before Verhoeven was confounding American audiences with three breasted aliens and cheeseburger obsessed strippers; he had a long career in his homeland producing films of unironic acclaim. If Verhoeven had never come to the United States, his filmography would still be a revelation.
Paul Verhoeven. Director: Black Book. Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden, with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. In 1969, he directed the popular Dutch TV series, Floris (1969), about a medieval knight.
Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938, Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch film director who specialized in violent action movies that were nonetheless thoughtful and morally nuanced. After making several popular films in the Netherlands, Verhoeven had similar success in Hollywood.
His first three Hollywood films were authentic smash hits, beginning with the brutality of "RoboCop" (1987), continuing through the gasp-making action of "Total Recall"...
Benedetta is a 2021 biographical psychological drama film co-written and directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a nun in the 17th century who joins an Italian convent while a young child and later has a lesbian love affair with another nun, while seeing religious visions.
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. RoboCop. In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. 2. Total Recall.
Jan 24, 2023 · Paul Verhoeven's movies can be campy, violent, horny, or just plain unpredictable, but they're never boring. Here are his best (and his worst).
Nov 30, 2021 · Paul Verhoeven’s breakout movie, “Turkish Delight,” from 1973, is still one of the highest-grossing Dutch films ever made. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, it...
