If you were alive in the ‘80s or ‘90s, it was impossible to avoid the ever-presence of Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, whether it was science fiction hits Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers or his erotic thriller Basic Instinct. His 1995 film Showgirls has alternately been cited as a campy classic and one of the worst films ever made.
After 2000’s Hollow Man, Verhoeven turned his back on Hollywood, in a sense, by returning to Holland to make the World War II film Black Book with Carice Van Houten (Game of Thrones), but now Verhoeven is back with Elle, a French revenge thriller starring French femme fatale Isabelle Huppert as a woman raped in her home who decides to get revenge in a rather unconventional way.
Lrm sat down with the veteran filmmaker to talk about his new film—and there’s a mild Spoiler Warning here, since he does allude...
After 2000’s Hollow Man, Verhoeven turned his back on Hollywood, in a sense, by returning to Holland to make the World War II film Black Book with Carice Van Houten (Game of Thrones), but now Verhoeven is back with Elle, a French revenge thriller starring French femme fatale Isabelle Huppert as a woman raped in her home who decides to get revenge in a rather unconventional way.
Lrm sat down with the veteran filmmaker to talk about his new film—and there’s a mild Spoiler Warning here, since he does allude...
- 11/28/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Amsterdam -- Director Paul Verhoeven plans to reunite with his Dutch producer Rob Houwer, with whom he made his first features “Turkish Delight” and “Soldier of Orange.”
The pair have several productions in mind, including an adaptation of the novel “Erfolg” (Success) by German writer Lion Feuchtwanger.
The love story -- set between the two World Wars -- will have a budget of around 35 million euro ($44 million).
According to Houwer this would make “Erflog” the most expensive Dutch film of all time.
Houwer also approached Verhoeven to supervise the screen adaptation of the novel “Man on your lip,” by actress/writer Esther Waij.
The tragic-comedy, dealing with a high-class divorcee from Amsterdam who has to adjust to modest living conditions, will be made into a feature film and a TV series.
The pair have several productions in mind, including an adaptation of the novel “Erfolg” (Success) by German writer Lion Feuchtwanger.
The love story -- set between the two World Wars -- will have a budget of around 35 million euro ($44 million).
According to Houwer this would make “Erflog” the most expensive Dutch film of all time.
Houwer also approached Verhoeven to supervise the screen adaptation of the novel “Man on your lip,” by actress/writer Esther Waij.
The tragic-comedy, dealing with a high-class divorcee from Amsterdam who has to adjust to modest living conditions, will be made into a feature film and a TV series.
- 10/24/2008
- by By Ab Zagt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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