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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.
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.
Birthday: Jul 18, 1938. Birthplace: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. Well into his forties before moving to America to work, Dutch-born director Paul Verhoeven has thrived in the world...
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.
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.
Apr 5, 2017 · What should have been Verhoeven’s grand farewell to his run of films in Hollywood is his most mean spirited, also his least memorable. Hollow Man works best as sort of enigma, an oddball among horror films of the early 2000’s when the genre was dominated by slasher sequels.
Director Paul Verhoeven Stars Peter Weller Nancy Allen Dan O'Herlihy. 3. Benedetta. 2021 2h 11m Unrated. 6.7 (26K) Rate. 75 Metascore. A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
May 10, 2024 · 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.
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...
Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films.
