In collaboration with the Dutch Consulate, İstanbul Modern Cinema presents a selection of films with which Paul Verhoeven put his stamp on European cinema before he took off for Hollywood. “A Dutch Tale”, whose opening session will be attended by Mr Verhoeven himself, consists of six feature films that the director realized between 1971 and 1983. As such, it will be an important opportunity for those who’d like to become acquainted with the passion and originality that was characteristic of Paul Verhoeven’s film-making before he went on to create such Hollywood blockbusters as RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollowman (2000).
The Fourth Man, 1983
Director: Paul Verhoeven; 102 min., Dutch, Color
Actors: Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Dolf de Vries
Business is Business, 1971
Director: Paul Verhoeven; 90 min., Dutch, Color
Actors: Ronnie Bierman, Sylvia de Leur, Piet Römer, Jules Hamel
A Girl Called Katy Tippel, 1975
Director: Paul Verhoeven; 100 min., Dutch, Color
Actors: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Andrea Domburg, Jan Blaaser
Spetters, 1980
Director: Paul Verhoeven; 120 min., Dutch, Color
Actors: Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk, Toon Agterberg, M. Spanjer
Turkish Delight, 1973
Director: Paul Verhoeven; 112 min., Dutch, Color
Actors: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Tonny Huurdeman
Soldier of Orange, 1977
Director: Paul Verhoeven; 152 min., Dutch, English, German, Color
Actors: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Susan Penhaligon, Edward Fox