Biography Paul Verkhoven

In the Dutch manner, his name is Paul Vurevven. There were other screen masters in the country, for example, Fons Rademakers, but it was Verkhoven who became world famous. They lived next to the German military base, neighboring buildings often burned, Verkhoven's parents almost died during the bombing. Violence, burning houses, dead bodies, an eternal sense of danger - perhaps this is one of the causes of cruelty in his cinema.

In the post -war years, he went to the cinema with his father, where they watched American films. And the father, being a school teacher, sometimes brought home a film projector. The rationality inherent in sciences will also appear in films: it is no coincidence that so many tactiles in them. It seems that you can touch the limb of the mutant, and the body of Sharon Stone, and the muscles of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

This is “nothing special” in and “hitchhiker” in the Verkhovien made propaganda films for the Netherlands Marine Corps. In the sixties, he goes to television, where he shoots documentary and playing short films. For the first time they will work together just in the set of Floris - this is almost the first Dutch television series, a classic of Dutch television. This is a comedy of the year about two Amsterdam prostitutes, which neither the audience nor the press adopted.

The glory of the Non-Conformer, who overturns the generally accepted values ​​of the aesthetic and ethical order, was entrenched in the Verkhoven. Then his children's memories played a role. The main role is again played by Yerun Crabbe, who, thanks to the film, built a successful career. This is a story from Flanders of the 16th century, where in the main role, you guessed again Rutger Hauer.

This is their last joint work, then Verkhoven moves to the United States. Language and leading American actress Jennifer Jason Lee is a request that the director can make films not only for internal use, but also for international rental. Now he shoots rebellious and radical high -budget films, blockbusters with an abundance of violence and sex scenes. This was already manifested in the "Turkish sweets" and the "fourth man", but there are more of them than ever.

The first for the best installation of sound, and the second for special effects. There, the main roles were played by Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. This is an anti-Grand for the worst film, and he became the first director to attend the ceremony and took the prize in his hands. After the failure of the picture, I decided to return from eroticism to science fiction.

The opinions of critics about this film were divided. In the scenario of Gerard, Suteman shot the Black Book.

The film turned out to be passages, critics and cinema historians did not show much attention to him. Verkhoven received the Order of the Netherlands Lion: King Villem I founded it in the year. Since then, it has been handed over to politicians, administration, military, and from the 20th century and people of art. The picture became a recognized masterpiece, received two “golden globes”, the Spanish Prize “Goya” and the French “Cesar”.

Isabelle Jupper nominated for Oscar. In him, he took off the “immaculate Virgin” and began shooting a mini-series, which little is known about except the working name Bel Ami. He has long been associated with America. Do you have your favorite films or directors from small countries that few people know about? Through these directors, we will understand how a movie of different eras and directions looks differently and what a genius makes a genius and fits the cinema into the history of the movie forever.