Turkish Delight
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directed by: Paul Verhoeven
cinematography: Jan de Bont
starring: Rutger Hauer, Monique van de Ven
produced by: Rob Houwer
"AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON BOURGEOIS SENSIBILITIES THAT CAN BE CITED IN THE SAME BREATH AS LAST TANGO IN PARIS."
The Los Angeles Times
1974 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1999 NETHERLANDS FILM FESTIVAL: BEST DUTCH FILM OF THE CENTURY
THE CONTROVERSIAL EROTIC CLASSIC FROM THE DIRECTOR OF BASIC INSTINCT
Erik Vonk (Rutger Hauer) is a carefree artist and ladies man until he meets Qlga (Monique Van de Ven), a beautiful young woman with an equal passion for sexual adventure. They marry in a frenzy of erotic ecstasy, only to find that real life has other plans. When Olga is struck by a tragic illness, Erik must make a searing choice between a lust that cannot be tamed and a love that refuses to die.
Critics worldwide called TURKISH DELIGHT one of the most powerful — and explicit — love stories of all time. Directed by Paul Verhoeven (BASIC INSTINCT, SURSHIP TROOPERS) and shot by Jan de Bont (director of SPEED and TWISTER), the film became an international sensation as well as the most popular movie in Dutch history.
