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Turkish Delight (1973) |
Discover the Best Dutch Cinema: Celebrating the airing of Dutch Night, a collection of three exclusive films from the Netherlands, Eurochannel has selected three productions that any lover of European movies should see to discover the wonders of Dutch cinema. Enjoy! Turkish Delight (1973) Directed by award-winning filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (who also directed Robocop, Basic Instinct and Total Recall), Turkish Delight depicts a love story of an artist and a young woman, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. The film is based on the novel, Turks Fruit by Jan Wolkers. Considered as the most successful Dutch films of all time, Turkish Delight was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and, in 1999, received a special Golden Calf Award for Best Dutch Film of the Century. The film was also entered into the Canon of Dutch Cinema in 2007. |
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The Assault (1986) Directed by Fons Rademakers, The Assault is a production based on the novel of the same name by Harry Mulisch. This movie, starring Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen and Monique van de Ven, tells the story of a Nazi assault on a Dutch house after a Nazi collaborator is shot to death on his bicycle. The events that unfold are a tragedy for the Steenwijk family, who are framed for the murder by their neighbors. The film won the 1986 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Space Needle of the Seattle International Film Festival. Carácter (1997) Based on the best-selling novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk and directed by Mike van Diem, Character is a Dutch-Belgian coproduction about a man who wants to become a lawyer at all costs. A ruthless court bailiff is found dead, and a young lawyer is the prime suspect. Told in a series of flashbacks, Jacob Katadreuffe tells his story to the police, leading to the events of his final confrontation with Dreverhaven. What unfolds is the man's life story . . . his strained relationship with his mother, his strong desire to make a better life for himself, his obsession with his father, and the bizarre battle of wills with Dreverhaven. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Annual Academy Awards. |
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The Assault (1986)
Character (1997) |
