On 2 march 2007, black book was the opening film of the miami international film festival. Julkaisunsa aikaan black book oli kallein alankomaalainen elokuva. Gerard soeteman and i have worked on the script for 20 years. Black book hollywoodhoned tech smarts and european character sensibilities mesh entertainingly in pacy wwii resistance thriller black book, paul verhoevens first feature in his native. Verhoeven and his sometimes screenwriter, gerard soeteman, black book encompasses the best and very worst of its directors signature pulp brutalism, which means its. A vulgar, vigorous and surprisingly oldfashioned ensemble piece about courage, opportunism and cowardice spiked with bitterly unsentimental observations about the situational ethics. Gerard soeteman 1936, amsterdam is a dutch screenwriter.
Apr 08, 2007 verhoeven goes home to make black book listen. Gerard soeteman born 1 july 1936 in rotterdam is a dutch screenwriter. A jewish woman living in holland during world war ii hides her identity to serve the national resistance movement and risks her life to save others. At once the most expensive and successful dutch film ever made, verhoeven created the fastpaced script with his wellaquatinted screenwriter gerard soeteman cowriter on soldier of orange. Sep 16, 2006 black book is a thriller inspired by true events. Zwartboek was written by verhoeven and gerard soeteman, who collaborated on the 1977 international success soldier of orange. In the mid1970s, he and screenwriter gerard soeteman began researching a movie called soldier of orange, about the heroic dutch resistance. Combine her marvelous performance with a wonderful story and superb production values and you end up with a thrill ride from start to finish. Rougly translated, verhoeven says the story follows rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist islam, adultery and even psychic powers. Zwartboek is a dutchlanguage 2006 thriller novel by laurens abbink. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Gerard soeteman 2017 gerard soeteman born 1 july 1936 in rotterdam is a dutch screenwriter.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Carice van houten, sebastian koch and thom hoffman storyline. Sonys dvd of black book looks terrific in its enhanced transfer. He worked together with paul verhoeven on several films, such as turkish delight and black book. Like verhoevens best hollywood films, black book has a smooth, clean surface and a brisk, fluid pace. The directors 1978 soldier of orange was based on a nonfiction book about a group of leiden college boys that get involved with antinazi activities. Black book is based on historical events researched from the dutch war museum and from scholarly publications over a period of more than 20 years. Al film al n conta minga na storia vera ma verhoeven l a dit che soquant di fat i e. A war drama focusing on a jewish woman who infiltrates the nazi upper echelon occupying the netherlands in the early 1940s, the film finds verhoeven tempering some of his typical excess to present something as grounded as it is harrowing. Paul verhoevens black book is an ambitious thriller about holland during the nazi occupation.
He also wrote the screenplay for the assault, which won the academy award for best foreign language film in 1986. Free, unlimited and available to watch anywhere and anytime. Zwartboek received its world premier at the 2006 venice film festival. Verhoeven and his sometimes screenwriter, gerard soeteman, black book encompasses the best and very worst of its directors signature pulp. In the nazioccupied netherlands during world war ii, a jewish singer infiltrates the regional gestapo headquarters for the dutch resistance. With over 7,000 hours of the worlds best dramas, comedies, sports and news programs available on demand, we bring the world to you. The whole movie is a flashback, however, so viewers. In the mid1970s, he and screenwriter gerard soeteman began researching a movie called soldier of orange, about the heroic. Filmmaker paul verhoeven returned to the netherlands after more than twenty years of success in hollywood to direct this epicscale war drama based on a true story. Black book is thrilling and engaging, with plenty of intrigue and plot twists.
He worked together with paul verhoeven on several films, such as turkish delight and. Black book tells the moving story of a young jewish woman who joins the resistance in the hague and gets entangled in a deadly web of doubledealing and betrayal. Black book film completo, streaming ita, vedere, guardare. Black book by paul verhoeven carice van houten, sebastian. His dutch war film black book 2006 was nominated for a bafta award for best film not in the english language and was voted by the dutch public, in 2008, as the best dutch film ever made.
Working again with longtime screenwriting collaborator gerard soeteman, verhoeven makes black book into a rollicking wartime moviemovie, replacing awardsbait cliches with a strong dose of twofisted action, frank sexuality, and coalblack cynicism. Black book 2006 ecco una breve sintesi di black book film completo. The book has a photo section, and an afterword by paul verhoeven and gerard soeteman. Black book was the most awarded film of the 2006 festival. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Usually verhoeven is content just to direct but this time he has cowritten the script with his long time collaborator gerard soeteman thus accounting. The director was hailed by the host of the netherlands film festival with the words the return of a hero. Starring a powerful carice van houten, paul verhoevens black book is a sometimes searing portrait of resistance and human spirit.
Her rachelellis is a character so unique, so original, that it holds up against the great heroines of contemporary cinema. The best was 1979s soldier of orange, tale of the heroic dutch resistance, a theme that verhoeven and screenwriter gerard soeteman seek to reexamine and even repudiate with black book. The two most recently reunited in 2006 for black book. Gerard soetemans films include black book, turkish delight, the fourth man, soldier of orange. The whole movie is a flashback, however, so viewers know that rachel survives. Paul verhoeven at an event for black book 2006 sebastian koch in black book 2006 carice van houten and michiel. Director paul verhoeven and screenwriter gerard soeteman got the idea for this movie while doing research for soldier of orange 1977. Black book 2006 to fight the enemy, she must become one of them. Rachel steinn carice van houten is a beautiful jewish woman living in germanoccupied holland during late 1944. Watch black book english subtitles at in the nazioccupied netherlands during world war ii, a jewish singer infiltrates the regional gestapo headquarters for the dutch resistance. Blessed virgin will once again team verhoeven with screenwriter gerard soeteman, who was a frequent collaborator with verhoeven before his move to hollywood for 1987s robocop. Gerard first came across it in the book moordenaarswerk by hans van straten that was published in the 1960s. Combine her marvelous performance with a wonderful story and.
Black book won six golden calves at this festival, including best director. The united states premiere of black book was a gala screening at palm springs high school on 5 january 2007 during the palm springs international film festival. Carice van houten plays a jew in hiding who survives a doublecross and winds up in the. Apr 04, 2007 the best was 1979s soldier of orange, tale of the heroic dutch resistance, a theme that verhoeven and screenwriter gerard soeteman seek to reexamine and even repudiate with black book. A war drama focusing on a jewish woman who infiltrates the nazi upper. The book was published in september 2006 by uitgeverij podium and contains photos and an afterword by verhoeven and soeteman. Holland 1944 the final years of the second world war find the beautiful singer rachel stein carice van houten taking refuge with the tsjempkema family in rural. Gerard soeteman and paul verhoeven interview explore a world of difference. Dutch filmmaker paul verhoeven returns to his roots with a wwii drama thats easily the best thing hes made in years. Carice van houten, theo maassen, christian berkel, sebastian koch, halina reijn, derek. Rachel, a jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. All the story lines in black book have their basis in true events. Paul verhoevens big budget drama black book, which opened last week at the.
And it was quite an intriguing story about doublecrossing resistance fighters and guttenberg. It deftly weaves together characters and subplots with mastery and skill. Gerard soeteman celebrity profile check out the latest gerard soeteman photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The screenplay by paul verhoeven and gerard soeteman was turned into a thriller novel by dutch writer laurens abbink spaink. Kansainvalisesti kriitikoiden vastaanotto oli selkeasti myonteinen, erityisesti paaosan esittajan carice van houtenin roolisuoritus sai tunnustusta. Together with his screenwriter gerard soeteman, verhoeven made black book 2006. Gerard soeteman was born on july 1, 1936 in rotterdam, zuidholland, netherlands. Holland 1944 the final years of the second world war find the beautiful singer rachel stein carice van houten taking refuge with the tsjempkema family in rural holland. Paul verhoevens bigbudget drama black book, which opened last week at the. Usually verhoeven is content just to direct but this time he has cowritten the script with his long time collaborator gerard soeteman thus.