Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
The Alex van Warmerdam Collection
If you only know the work of Alex van Warmerdam as it pertains to his breakout psychological thriller Borgman, one know has a chance to dive into five other films from the Dutch director. Abel, The Northerners, The Last Days of Emma Blank, Schneider vs. Bax, and his new re-edit of Grimm are now on Film Movement Plus. We said in our review of Schneider vs. Bax, “Hitman films tend to be action-packed and heavy with tropes familiar to that particular sub-genre of thrillers. Yet Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam hopes to subvert those expectations by crafting an almost absurdist, Beckett-style drama between two contract killers hired to take out the other.”
Where to Stream: Film Movement...
The Alex van Warmerdam Collection
If you only know the work of Alex van Warmerdam as it pertains to his breakout psychological thriller Borgman, one know has a chance to dive into five other films from the Dutch director. Abel, The Northerners, The Last Days of Emma Blank, Schneider vs. Bax, and his new re-edit of Grimm are now on Film Movement Plus. We said in our review of Schneider vs. Bax, “Hitman films tend to be action-packed and heavy with tropes familiar to that particular sub-genre of thrillers. Yet Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam hopes to subvert those expectations by crafting an almost absurdist, Beckett-style drama between two contract killers hired to take out the other.”
Where to Stream: Film Movement...
- 3/11/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Antlers (Scott Cooper)
Scott Cooper is comfortable in the mud. The American director routinely finds himself in the confines of the lowdown and dirty, in gritty landscapes with working-class characters overcoming their shortcomings and often turning to violence to solve their problems. While his previous two features Black Mass and Hostiles failed to find tension in their deliberately tedious pacing, Antlers strikes the balance between methodology, terror, and blue-collar dynamics. – Erik N. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Arrebato (Iván Zulueta)
That Arrebato has waited more than 40 years to receive a bona fide U.S. theatrical run is wild; it lives up to the cult-classic status it’s held since 1979. (The marketing push highlights it being Pedro Almodóvar’s favorite horror film.
Antlers (Scott Cooper)
Scott Cooper is comfortable in the mud. The American director routinely finds himself in the confines of the lowdown and dirty, in gritty landscapes with working-class characters overcoming their shortcomings and often turning to violence to solve their problems. While his previous two features Black Mass and Hostiles failed to find tension in their deliberately tedious pacing, Antlers strikes the balance between methodology, terror, and blue-collar dynamics. – Erik N. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Arrebato (Iván Zulueta)
That Arrebato has waited more than 40 years to receive a bona fide U.S. theatrical run is wild; it lives up to the cult-classic status it’s held since 1979. (The marketing push highlights it being Pedro Almodóvar’s favorite horror film.
- 12/24/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
From Ken Russell’s erotic classic The Devils to Guillaume Nicloux’s The Nun, Norifumi Suzuki’s animé take School Of The Holy Beast and Elizabeth E Shuch’s genre-subverting The Book Of Birdie, nuns and lesbianism go together like blockbusters and merchandising in the cinematic imagination. It seems only natural that the subgenre would appeal to Paul Verhoeven, and still more so that he would choose a Renaisance era story, bringing several of his interests together. Benedetta is much more than just an exploitation movie, though – and not just because of the beauty and technical finesse that the Dutch director brings to it. Gerard Soeteman, who contributed to the script, may have left the film (and had his name taken off it) because he felt it was too sexual in its focus, but it is ultimately far more interested in power, society and the sacred.
As Benedetta (Virginie Efira) explains,...
As Benedetta (Virginie Efira) explains,...
- 12/7/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
If one is looking for their nunsploitation fix this December, a pair of acclaimed films should satisfy all holy cinematic urges. Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta, which tells the tale of a 17th-century nun who suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions, is coming on December 3 via IFC Films. Then a week later Magnet will release Mickey Reece’s Agnes, which follows a nun who explodes with an outburst of rage and blasphemy, causing the church to investigate the incident as a potential demonic possession. Ahead of the releases, new trailers have now arrived for both.
Rory O’Connor said in his review of Benedetta, “Many of the best qualities of early and late Verhoeven combine in Benedetta, a tale of sex, blood, and sacrilege in 17th-century Italy. Based on the American historian Judith C. Brown’s 1986 non-fiction book Immoral Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (quite the...
Rory O’Connor said in his review of Benedetta, “Many of the best qualities of early and late Verhoeven combine in Benedetta, a tale of sex, blood, and sacrilege in 17th-century Italy. Based on the American historian Judith C. Brown’s 1986 non-fiction book Immoral Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (quite the...
- 10/27/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ready or not, here comes the return of Paul Verhoeven. IFC Films has released the first U.S. trailer for the director’s long-awaited erotic lesbian nun romance “Benedetta,” which made its world premiere in competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The project was originally tapped for the 2020 festival, but the pandemic canceled the event. Anyone familiar with Verhoeven’s psychosexual dramas “Basic Instinct” and “Elle” probably has a good idea what to expect from his latest.
The official synopsis from IFC Films reads: “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. Based on Judith C. Brown’s ‘Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy.'”
The film is Verhoeven’s first directorial effort since the 2016 release of “Elle.” That film also world...
The official synopsis from IFC Films reads: “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. Based on Judith C. Brown’s ‘Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy.'”
The film is Verhoeven’s first directorial effort since the 2016 release of “Elle.” That film also world...
- 9/24/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
At long last, Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta is touching down stateside this weekend with a North American premiere at the 59th New York Film Festival. Ahead of the event and a December 3 release, IFC Films have released a new teaser trailer for the tale of a 17th-century nun who 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.
Rory O’Connor said in his review, “Many of the best qualities of early and late Verhoeven combine in Benedetta, a tale of sex, blood, and sacrilege in 17th-century Italy. Based on the American historian Judith C. Brown’s 1986 non-fiction book Immoral Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (quite the title), its story focuses on the life of Benedetta Carlini, a nun in Precia who entered a sexual relationship with another woman in her convent.
Rory O’Connor said in his review, “Many of the best qualities of early and late Verhoeven combine in Benedetta, a tale of sex, blood, and sacrilege in 17th-century Italy. Based on the American historian Judith C. Brown’s 1986 non-fiction book Immoral Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (quite the title), its story focuses on the life of Benedetta Carlini, a nun in Precia who entered a sexual relationship with another woman in her convent.
- 9/24/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Many of the best qualities of early and late Verhoeven combine in Benedetta, a tale of sex, blood, and sacrilege in 17th-century Italy. Based on the American historian Judith C. Brown’s 1986 non-fiction book Immoral Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (quite the title), its story focuses on the life of Benedetta Carlini, a nun in Precia who entered a sexual relationship with another woman in her convent. Paul Verhoeven originally adapted the book with his longtime collaborator Gerard Soeteman, but the screenwriter stepped down when it became too “sexualized.” In the opening act there are not one, but two fart jokes. We are also, in many instances, offered evidence of the director’s well-founded appreciation for mommy’s milkies.
Originally titled Blessed Virgin and pegged for release way back in 2019, it marks an ever-welcome return for the great director, his first outing since 2016 when Elle...
Originally titled Blessed Virgin and pegged for release way back in 2019, it marks an ever-welcome return for the great director, his first outing since 2016 when Elle...
- 7/10/2021
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
At long last, a new film from Paul Verhoeven will premiere this year. Following his stellar Isabelle Huppert-led Elle, he’s directed Benedetta, which tells the story of a 17th-century nun who suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She develops a romantic love affair with a fellow nun assigned to help her through the visions.
Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, and Lambert Wilson, the film has now been confirmed to premiere at Cannes Film Festival in competition and the first trailer has arrived. While a U.S. release hasn’t been confirmed yet, it’ll land in France on July 9. Based on a book by Judith C. Brown, the writer Gerard Soeteman distanced himself from the project due to the extreme sexual aspects of the film, so consider our anticipation at a fever pitch this year.
Watch the trailer below and check out the restoration trailer...
Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, and Lambert Wilson, the film has now been confirmed to premiere at Cannes Film Festival in competition and the first trailer has arrived. While a U.S. release hasn’t been confirmed yet, it’ll land in France on July 9. Based on a book by Judith C. Brown, the writer Gerard Soeteman distanced himself from the project due to the extreme sexual aspects of the film, so consider our anticipation at a fever pitch this year.
Watch the trailer below and check out the restoration trailer...
- 5/5/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Paul Verhoeven, the acclaimed director of “RoboCop” and “Starship Troopers,” is working on a French-language TV series based on Guy de Maupassant’s “Bel Ami” novel, which will be produced by Saïd Ben Saïd.
Deadline reported that Verhoeven will serve as showrunner and direct all eight episodes of the series, which will offer a contemporary spin on the novel, according to Ben Saïd. The original “Bel Ami” novel, published in 1885, centered on a corrupt journalist in Paris who rose to power by manipulating a series of powerful and wealthy women. The series will be written by Dutch screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, who collaborated with Verhoeven on films such as “Black Book” and “Turkish Delight.” Which broadcaster would eventually air the series is still being discussed, and filming is expected to begin in France in summer 2021, according to Ben Saïd.
Ben Saïd, through a representative, confirmed his Deadline comments on the project to IndieWire.
Deadline reported that Verhoeven will serve as showrunner and direct all eight episodes of the series, which will offer a contemporary spin on the novel, according to Ben Saïd. The original “Bel Ami” novel, published in 1885, centered on a corrupt journalist in Paris who rose to power by manipulating a series of powerful and wealthy women. The series will be written by Dutch screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, who collaborated with Verhoeven on films such as “Black Book” and “Turkish Delight.” Which broadcaster would eventually air the series is still being discussed, and filming is expected to begin in France in summer 2021, according to Ben Saïd.
Ben Saïd, through a representative, confirmed his Deadline comments on the project to IndieWire.
- 5/12/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Production is at a standstill, creativity thrives—assuming you’re not crippled by fear, sadness, or anger and left immobile from any possible combination. We all need something to look forward to, so let’s share good news: Olivier Assayas is writing a series based on his seminal 1996 feature Irma Vep, as produced by A24.
Speaking to Indiewire during a panel on Coronavirus—by which he’s “not really completely disrupted,” other than assisting his 10-year-old daughter with schooling—Assayas claims carte blanche that allows him to enter “the weirdest area.” One hopes for no less with Irma Vep: it’s one of the most slippery and lovable movies of the ’90s, darting from meta-textual comment on international co-productions to blissful passages of Maggie Cheung (as herself) getting into character by committing some jewel-thievery to the blaring sound of Sonic Youth. It was initially expected he would only write and direct a couple episodes,...
Speaking to Indiewire during a panel on Coronavirus—by which he’s “not really completely disrupted,” other than assisting his 10-year-old daughter with schooling—Assayas claims carte blanche that allows him to enter “the weirdest area.” One hopes for no less with Irma Vep: it’s one of the most slippery and lovable movies of the ’90s, darting from meta-textual comment on international co-productions to blissful passages of Maggie Cheung (as herself) getting into character by committing some jewel-thievery to the blaring sound of Sonic Youth. It was initially expected he would only write and direct a couple episodes,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Paul Verhoeven is lining up a French-language series based on Guy de Maupassant’s classic novel Bel Ami, according to producer Saïd Ben Saïd.
Verhoeven will serve as showrunner and director of all eight episodes of the series, which will be a contemporary adaptation of the novel set in the TV world. It is being written by Dutch screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, who previously collaborated with Verhoeven on features including Black Book and Turkish Delight.
Producer Ben Saïd, whose credits include Verhoeven’s Oscar-nominated Elle, told Deadline that a broadcaster for the series was “under discussion.” The project is aiming to shoot summer 2021 in France.
Ben Saïd also confirmed that Benedetta, Verhoeven’s upcoming erotic feature about a 17th century nun who suffers from disturbing religious visions, has pushed back its planned release to 2021. The film had been widely tipped for a bow at Cannes 2020 before the festival was forced to...
Verhoeven will serve as showrunner and director of all eight episodes of the series, which will be a contemporary adaptation of the novel set in the TV world. It is being written by Dutch screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, who previously collaborated with Verhoeven on features including Black Book and Turkish Delight.
Producer Ben Saïd, whose credits include Verhoeven’s Oscar-nominated Elle, told Deadline that a broadcaster for the series was “under discussion.” The project is aiming to shoot summer 2021 in France.
Ben Saïd also confirmed that Benedetta, Verhoeven’s upcoming erotic feature about a 17th century nun who suffers from disturbing religious visions, has pushed back its planned release to 2021. The film had been widely tipped for a bow at Cannes 2020 before the festival was forced to...
- 5/12/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Verhoeven unites with long-time collaborator Gerard Soeteman on contemporary adaptation.
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is gearing up to shoot a contemporary, French-language TV adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 19th century classic Bel Ami next summer, Paris-based producer Saïd Ben Saïd of Sbs Productions has announced.
Set against the backdrop of the newspaper world in Paris in the late 19th Century, the original storyline revolves around the rise of unscrupulous, philandering journalist Georges Duroy.
“The shoot is scheduled for the summer of 2021. It’s a Sbs Production and it will be the first series that we are going to produce.
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is gearing up to shoot a contemporary, French-language TV adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 19th century classic Bel Ami next summer, Paris-based producer Saïd Ben Saïd of Sbs Productions has announced.
Set against the backdrop of the newspaper world in Paris in the late 19th Century, the original storyline revolves around the rise of unscrupulous, philandering journalist Georges Duroy.
“The shoot is scheduled for the summer of 2021. It’s a Sbs Production and it will be the first series that we are going to produce.
- 5/11/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Paul Verhoeven will team up with “Elle” producer Saïd Ben Saïd for “Blessed Virgin,” a drama about a lesbian nun set int he 17th century. “Elle” actress Virginie Efira has been cast in the lead role of Sister Benedetta Carlini, a visionary nun whose rise to power was thwarted when church authorities discovered evidence of a love affair with another nun, imprisoning her for 35 years.
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The film will be shot entirely in French, and is based on the 1986 book “Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy,” written by historian Judith C Brown. Gerard Soeteman, co-writer on Verhoeven’s “Black Book,” will pen the screenplay.
Ben Saïd announced the project on Twitter:
Sainte Vierge de Paul Verhoeven avec Virginie Efira. En tournage prochainement. pic.twitter.com/kCnSqGYyVc
— Saïd Ben Saïd (@saidbensaid66) April...
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The film will be shot entirely in French, and is based on the 1986 book “Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy,” written by historian Judith C Brown. Gerard Soeteman, co-writer on Verhoeven’s “Black Book,” will pen the screenplay.
Ben Saïd announced the project on Twitter:
Sainte Vierge de Paul Verhoeven avec Virginie Efira. En tournage prochainement. pic.twitter.com/kCnSqGYyVc
— Saïd Ben Saïd (@saidbensaid66) April...
- 4/26/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Coming off one of his best films, the complex, twisted Isabelle Huppert-led drama Elle, director Paul Verhoeven has quickly found his follow-up. Another French-language film, he’ll be adapting Judith C. Brown’s Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy with Blessed Virgin (aka Sainte Vierge).
Reteaming with producer Saïd Ben Saïd, according to a (slightly Nsfw) tweet below, the film will star Virginie Efira, who made an impression in Elle. According to Screen Daily, the actress will play the role of Benedetta Carlini, a 17th-century nun hailing from Pescia in Tuscany who stirred up controversy with “lurid mystic visions and the appearance of stigmata on her body,” as well as evidence she had affairs with fellow nuns.
Scripted by Verhoeven’s frequent collaborator Gerard Soeteman, the idea of the director doing another female-led film, this time seemingly embracing the nunsploitation subgenre, has us greatly looking forward to the project.
Reteaming with producer Saïd Ben Saïd, according to a (slightly Nsfw) tweet below, the film will star Virginie Efira, who made an impression in Elle. According to Screen Daily, the actress will play the role of Benedetta Carlini, a 17th-century nun hailing from Pescia in Tuscany who stirred up controversy with “lurid mystic visions and the appearance of stigmata on her body,” as well as evidence she had affairs with fellow nuns.
Scripted by Verhoeven’s frequent collaborator Gerard Soeteman, the idea of the director doing another female-led film, this time seemingly embracing the nunsploitation subgenre, has us greatly looking forward to the project.
- 4/26/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Hot on the heels of his acclaimed Elle, Paul Verhoeven has lined up another French-language film that will again tackle themes of sex, sexuality and religion.
Production has now begun on Blessed Virgin (Sainte Vierge), based on Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by Judith C. Brown, with Elle star Virginie Efira in the lead role as Benedetta Carlini, a real-life 17th century nun.
Gerard Soeteman — a regular collaborator of Verhoeven's dating back to 1971's Business is Business — has adapted the work. Verhoeven's producer on Elle, Said Ben Said, announced the news via Twitter.
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Production has now begun on Blessed Virgin (Sainte Vierge), based on Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by Judith C. Brown, with Elle star Virginie Efira in the lead role as Benedetta Carlini, a real-life 17th century nun.
Gerard Soeteman — a regular collaborator of Verhoeven's dating back to 1971's Business is Business — has adapted the work. Verhoeven's producer on Elle, Said Ben Said, announced the news via Twitter.
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- 4/26/2017
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producer Saïd Ben Saïd announces production of Blessed Virgin on twitter.
Paul Verhoeven is gearing-up to shoot his second French-language production Blessed Virgin (Sainte Vierge), an adaption of Judith C. Brown’s academic work Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy.
Paris-based producer Said Ben Said, who previously collaborated with Verhoeven on Isabelle Huppert-starrer Elle, confirmed the production via twitter on Tuesday evening.
Sainte Vierge de Paul Verhoeven avec Virginie Efira. En tournage prochainement. pic.twitter.com/kCnSqGYyVc
— Saïd Ben Saïd (@saidbensaid66) April 25, 2017
Sbs confirmed the news on Wednesday but had no further details to add.
Belgian actress Virginie Efira – who played a devout Catholic wife in Verhoeven’s last film Elle – has signed to play the central role of controversial 17th century abbess Benedetta Carlini.
Having entered a convent in the Tuscan town of Pescia as a child, Carlini rose-up the ranks, propelled by her claims of a series of lurid...
Paul Verhoeven is gearing-up to shoot his second French-language production Blessed Virgin (Sainte Vierge), an adaption of Judith C. Brown’s academic work Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy.
Paris-based producer Said Ben Said, who previously collaborated with Verhoeven on Isabelle Huppert-starrer Elle, confirmed the production via twitter on Tuesday evening.
Sainte Vierge de Paul Verhoeven avec Virginie Efira. En tournage prochainement. pic.twitter.com/kCnSqGYyVc
— Saïd Ben Saïd (@saidbensaid66) April 25, 2017
Sbs confirmed the news on Wednesday but had no further details to add.
Belgian actress Virginie Efira – who played a devout Catholic wife in Verhoeven’s last film Elle – has signed to play the central role of controversial 17th century abbess Benedetta Carlini.
Having entered a convent in the Tuscan town of Pescia as a child, Carlini rose-up the ranks, propelled by her claims of a series of lurid...
- 4/26/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Verohoeven’s next film will be a Second World War French resistance movie.
Maverick Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, whose Elle starring Isabelle Huppert screens in Competition at Cannes, is planning a Second World War French resistance movie.
Lyon 1943 (working title) will be set over a period of several months during 1943. Verhoeven is developing the project, still in its early stages, with Said Ben Said, his producer on Elle.
“(Gestapo officer) Klaus Barbie will be there, (resistance leader) Jean Moulin will be there but the movie is not a biopic of Jean Moulin,” said the director of RoboCop and Black Book, whose erotic thriller Basic Instinct opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1992.
Barbie, head of the Gestapo in Lyon, oversaw the torture of Moulin, who died in very murky circumstances in French captivity in July 1943. Verhoeven said he was working with a French historian to try to establish what happened during this “very complicated and confused” period...
Maverick Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, whose Elle starring Isabelle Huppert screens in Competition at Cannes, is planning a Second World War French resistance movie.
Lyon 1943 (working title) will be set over a period of several months during 1943. Verhoeven is developing the project, still in its early stages, with Said Ben Said, his producer on Elle.
“(Gestapo officer) Klaus Barbie will be there, (resistance leader) Jean Moulin will be there but the movie is not a biopic of Jean Moulin,” said the director of RoboCop and Black Book, whose erotic thriller Basic Instinct opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1992.
Barbie, head of the Gestapo in Lyon, oversaw the torture of Moulin, who died in very murky circumstances in French captivity in July 1943. Verhoeven said he was working with a French historian to try to establish what happened during this “very complicated and confused” period...
- 5/11/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
The Paul Verhoeven filmography screens at the Tiff Bell Lightbox through April 4th, culminating in a screening of his new “crowdsourced” film, Tricked.
Common wisdom dictates that cynicism and sentimentality are carefully linked, if not outright synonymous. In filmic terms, the most comfortable formulation of that argument is to align, for instance, romantic comedies with socially-acceptable (and, often, utterly noxious) notions of gender politics. Through the deployment of relationships and character profiles that support popular notions of how women and men behave, these movies are able to exploit comfortable mores in order to mainline easy pathos. What’s less common is to consider how that relationship between affect and effect can be subverted, perhaps because it’s relatively rare for truly subversive artists to be handed the proverbial keys to the kingdom.
Enter Paul Verhoeven. From his early Dutch features, including Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) and Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange...
Common wisdom dictates that cynicism and sentimentality are carefully linked, if not outright synonymous. In filmic terms, the most comfortable formulation of that argument is to align, for instance, romantic comedies with socially-acceptable (and, often, utterly noxious) notions of gender politics. Through the deployment of relationships and character profiles that support popular notions of how women and men behave, these movies are able to exploit comfortable mores in order to mainline easy pathos. What’s less common is to consider how that relationship between affect and effect can be subverted, perhaps because it’s relatively rare for truly subversive artists to be handed the proverbial keys to the kingdom.
Enter Paul Verhoeven. From his early Dutch features, including Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) and Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange...
- 3/2/2014
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Paul Verhoeven hasn't directed a film since the very good 2006 release Black Book. There are films he wants to make or has flirted with: a Thomas Crown Affair sequel; The Hidden Force [1]; Eternal [2]; a video game adaptation [3]; and a film called The Surrogate [4]. The last film had Halle Berry attached, but seems to be dead. However, there is a report that the director and actress are moving on to a new project, The Student. Badass Digest [5] says the film is written by Wendy Diane Miller, and that it " is a sexual thriller about a 19 year old kid who takes up a summer internship… and then takes up with his boss’ wife. Things start to get dangerous from there." Halle Berry would play Miranda, aka the boss' wife. It is so easy to see the director working well with this sort of material, and while Halle Berry doesn't inspire the most confidence,...
- 2/9/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Over the past year or two we've been hearing about some tantalizing possibilities for director Paul Verhoeven's next project. Among them, a potentially controversial film about the life of Jesus (based on Verhoeven's own book Jesus of Nazareth [1]), an edgy thriller called The Surrogate starring Halle Berry, and a rumoured adaptation of the Indiana Jones-esque video game The Last Express. It's been about 10 years now since he's done any full-on genre stuff, and in the last decade his only other film has been the Dutch WWII thriller Black Book. Alas, if you were hoping for a return to films like Robocop, Starship Troopers or even Showgirls, you're likely to be disappointed with this announcement. It looks like his next movie will be an adaptation of a Dutch novel by Louis Couperus called The Hidden Force. Variety [2] reports that the story takes place in 1900 on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies.
- 8/27/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Paul Verhoeven will direct the historical drama "Hidden Force." According to Variety, this will be Verhoeven.s first film since 2006's "Black Book."San Fu Maltha is producing with Gerard Soeteman and Verhoeven writing the screenplay based on the novel by Louis Couperus. The novel was also adapted into a 1974 Dutch TV series of the same name. The story takes place in 1900 on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies.The film will be released in winter of 2011.Verhoeven's American film credits include "Basic Instinct," "Total Recall," "Robocop" and "Starship Troopers." Soeteman worked with Verhoeven on the Dutch films "Black Book," "Soldier of Orange," "The Fourth Man" and "Turkish Delight."...
- 8/26/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Paul Verhoeven, director of cult classics Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers, is sitting in the director’s chair for the first time since Black Book in 2006 to adapt the novel The Hidden Force by Louis Couperus, reports Variety.
Working with longtime collaborators – screenwriter Gerard Soeteman (Black Book, The Fourth Man) and Black Book producer San Fu Maltha, Verhoeven will make a movie on a subject that he’s “always wanted to.”
The film is a historical drama, set in 1900, that takes place in the Dutch West Indies and concerns “a colonial official who is undone by his wilful application of reason to a culture that is steeped in the mystical and irrational.” Details are few and far between right now, but the film will likely be spoken in Dutch, as was Black Book.
It sounds like an intriguing premise, and Verhoeven has a habit of surprising his audiences (the...
Working with longtime collaborators – screenwriter Gerard Soeteman (Black Book, The Fourth Man) and Black Book producer San Fu Maltha, Verhoeven will make a movie on a subject that he’s “always wanted to.”
The film is a historical drama, set in 1900, that takes place in the Dutch West Indies and concerns “a colonial official who is undone by his wilful application of reason to a culture that is steeped in the mystical and irrational.” Details are few and far between right now, but the film will likely be spoken in Dutch, as was Black Book.
It sounds like an intriguing premise, and Verhoeven has a habit of surprising his audiences (the...
- 8/25/2010
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
This weekend, Paul Verhoeven was guest-of-honor at Vpro broadcasting organization in The Netherlands. Basically this meant that a whole evening was dedicated to him, shown as one interview lasting several hours. Just Mr. Verhoeven, one interviewer and no audience except the camera, interspersed with clips of Paul's own choosing (not necessarily of his own work) to laud and debate.
Verhoeven always has been a good talker and he discussed several interesting subjects including filmmaking, the Second World War and religion (and his own book about Jesus Christ).
And in this program he also mentioned what his next film is going to be: an adaptation of the Louis Couperus classic novel "De Stille Kracht" (The Hidden Force). An interesting choice to be sure, as much of the novel's power comes from the narrative's subtleties, and Verhoeven is primarily known for his blunt-axe-approach to storytelling.
The Couperus novel was released in 1900 and,...
Verhoeven always has been a good talker and he discussed several interesting subjects including filmmaking, the Second World War and religion (and his own book about Jesus Christ).
And in this program he also mentioned what his next film is going to be: an adaptation of the Louis Couperus classic novel "De Stille Kracht" (The Hidden Force). An interesting choice to be sure, as much of the novel's power comes from the narrative's subtleties, and Verhoeven is primarily known for his blunt-axe-approach to storytelling.
The Couperus novel was released in 1900 and,...
- 8/25/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Paul Verhoeven is back! At least, that’s what he said in an interview on Dutch talkshow Zomergasten, when he revealed that his next project will be movie titled The Hidden Force, based on the novel by Louis Couperus.
Director added that the story is about “rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers. It is a story about things that we do not understand but it does happen.”
Or, if you prefer, more detailed The Hidden Force synopsis:
“In The Hidden Force the decline and fall of the Dutch resident Van Oudyck is caused by his inability to see further than his own Western rationalism. He is blind and deaf to the slumbering powers of the East Indian people and countryside.
The black magic, bird calls, vegetation, heat and the mysterious, hostile attitude of their Javanese subjects prove stronger than...
Director added that the story is about “rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers. It is a story about things that we do not understand but it does happen.”
Or, if you prefer, more detailed The Hidden Force synopsis:
“In The Hidden Force the decline and fall of the Dutch resident Van Oudyck is caused by his inability to see further than his own Western rationalism. He is blind and deaf to the slumbering powers of the East Indian people and countryside.
The black magic, bird calls, vegetation, heat and the mysterious, hostile attitude of their Javanese subjects prove stronger than...
- 8/24/2010
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
He's the man with the most diverse filmography, with both Robocop and nazi drama Black Book under his belt, but it seems Paul Verhoeven has found a new project to pique his interest, in the shape of Dutch East Indies thriller The Hidden Force .
The script, based on the 1900 novel by Louis Couperus, takes us back to the heyday of Holland's colonial empire, and is set in what is now Indonesia (one called the East Indies), where the indiginous population refused to accept Dutch social customs.
Verhoeven described the story on a Dutch TV show, saying it's about "rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers."
He's penning the script with regular writing partner Gerard Soeteman, and this looks to be another history-steeped dramatic turn for the director. But will it be a match for Total Recall, Basic Instinct, or indeed...
The script, based on the 1900 novel by Louis Couperus, takes us back to the heyday of Holland's colonial empire, and is set in what is now Indonesia (one called the East Indies), where the indiginous population refused to accept Dutch social customs.
Verhoeven described the story on a Dutch TV show, saying it's about "rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers."
He's penning the script with regular writing partner Gerard Soeteman, and this looks to be another history-steeped dramatic turn for the director. But will it be a match for Total Recall, Basic Instinct, or indeed...
- 8/24/2010
- Screenrush
Speaking with Dutch talk show Zomergasten via Slashfilm, "Total Recall" and "Showgirls" director Paul Verhoeven revealed that his next project will be a film adaptation of Louis Couperus' anti-colonialism novel "The Hidden Force" penned back in 1900.
Set in Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) fifty years before the collapse of the Dutch colonial empire, the story follows an official named Van Oudyck and his disastrous attempts to impose Western rationalism and codes of behaviour to the Javanese culture which is steeped in the mystical and irrational.
Verhoeven adds that it's about "rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers." He and Gerard Soeteman co-wrote the script adaptation and the film will be shot in Dutch rather than English. The project marks his first film since 2006's "Black Book".
Set in Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) fifty years before the collapse of the Dutch colonial empire, the story follows an official named Van Oudyck and his disastrous attempts to impose Western rationalism and codes of behaviour to the Javanese culture which is steeped in the mystical and irrational.
Verhoeven adds that it's about "rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers." He and Gerard Soeteman co-wrote the script adaptation and the film will be shot in Dutch rather than English. The project marks his first film since 2006's "Black Book".
- 8/24/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
This is the epitome of why the Internet is great. Paul Verhoeven, famed for Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers, announced on Dutch television his next film project. So some guy emails someone, who tweets something, which is then seen by SlashFilm, and so we get to report on something announced on fricking Dutch television. You know what that level of international communication and coordination required in the sixties? Three government agencies, field agents, shoe phones and monkeys in space. Now we just clickety the wickety and anybody can talk about the Dutch dickety.
In any case, The Hidden Force (George Lucas lawsuit pending) is based on a Dutch novel written in 1900 and deals with the intersection between European rationalism and Islamic spirtualism in the Dutch East Indies. Dutch art dealing with Islam ... I'm sure this will end in a perfectly civilized manner, right?
Here's SlashFilm's rough...
In any case, The Hidden Force (George Lucas lawsuit pending) is based on a Dutch novel written in 1900 and deals with the intersection between European rationalism and Islamic spirtualism in the Dutch East Indies. Dutch art dealing with Islam ... I'm sure this will end in a perfectly civilized manner, right?
Here's SlashFilm's rough...
- 8/24/2010
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) hasn't done much in the last four years, but has now announced on a Dutch television show that he will be adapting a Dutch novel called "The Hidden Force." "[The movie is about] rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers," he explained. "It is a story about things that we do not understand but happen." Book summary: A novel written in 1900 and set in the Dutch East Indies. It concerns a colonial official who is undone by his willful application of reason to a culture that is steeped in the mystical and irrational. The script will be written by Gerard Soeteman, who has worked with Verhoeven on "Black Book."...
- 8/23/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
The once sci-fi hero director, Paul Verhoeven (“RoboCop,” “Total Recall”), has been laying low for the past several years after the cold response to his 2000 film, “Hollow Man,” which starred Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Shue. With the exception of his highly acclaimed Dutch effort “Black Book” in 2006, Verhoeven has been in near-complete isolation from the Hollywood scene, and he may be due for a comeback.
The director announced on Dutch television that he is currently working on an adaptation of the Louis Couperus novel “De stille kracht” (“The Hidden Force”) with writing partner Gerard Soeteman.
Set in the Dutch East Indies the 110-year-old novel centers on a colonial official who meets fierce resistance after attempting to employ Western reason and logic to a culture so steeped in myth and tradition.
“[The movie is about] rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers. It is a...
The director announced on Dutch television that he is currently working on an adaptation of the Louis Couperus novel “De stille kracht” (“The Hidden Force”) with writing partner Gerard Soeteman.
Set in the Dutch East Indies the 110-year-old novel centers on a colonial official who meets fierce resistance after attempting to employ Western reason and logic to a culture so steeped in myth and tradition.
“[The movie is about] rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, the behavior between people, adultery and psychic powers. It is a...
- 8/23/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
It's been about four years since director Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Starship Troopers) directed anything. His last film was the WWII drama Black Book in 2006, but the filmmaker recently revealed his next project (via SlashFilm) on the Dutch television show "Zomergasten" (or "Summer Guest"). The project comes from Black Book screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, and is essentially an adaptation of Louis Couperus' 1900 Dutch novel De stille kracht, or The Hidden Force. Rougly translated, Verhoeven says the story follows rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of fundamentalist Islam, adultery and even psychic powers. Whoa! If you're looking for a little more than bullet points on the story, here's the synopsis from the Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature: In 'The Hidden Force' the decline and fall of the Dutch resident Van Oudyck is caused by his inability to see further than his own Western rationalism. He is blind ...
- 8/23/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall) has been off the grid for about four years now, with his last film, the widely acclaimed Dutch war drama/thriller Black Book, marking his only return to the director's chair since he departed the Hollywood scene a decade ago (after the release of Hollow Man). Good news for Verhoeven fans: He's back at it again, and his next film sounds like a trip. He announced the project on the Dutch television show Zomergasten ("Summer Guests"). The scenario for the film comes from Verhoeven's frequent Dutch writing collaborator Gerard Soeteman (who last worked with him on Black Book), but its basis is the Louis Couperus-written Dutch novel De stille kracht, or as its known in English: The Hidden Force. It has also been referred to as The Silent Force or The Silent Power. I've included a summary of the book below, but why synopsize...
- 8/23/2010
- by Adam Quigley
- Slash Film
Paul Verhoeven has been off the radar for so long now, you might not even recognize his name, but the director of Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers is back with a new project, and it sounds like a trip. Verhoeven revealed on a Dutch TV show Zomergasten that he was working with writer Gerard Soeteman to adapt the novel The Hidden Force by Dutch novelist Louis Couperus. What's it all about? Uhh... “[The movie is about] rebellion against colonial rule, the emergence of...
- 8/23/2010
- by Paul Tassi
- JoBlo.com
On September 25 Touchstone Pictures will release The Surrogates starring Bruce Willis, but that isn't stopping 20th Century Fox and director Paul Verhoeven (Showgirls, Black Book) from dropping the second "s" and getting to work on The Surrogate reports The Hollywood Reporter. Verhoeven is developing and will direct the thriller, which is based on the 2004 book by Kathryn Mackel centering on a couple desperate to have a child who find themselves in an unbearable position when they find out the surrogate they hired to carry their baby is insane. Bummer eh? Of course, this film is nothing like the human/robot duplication film The Surrogates represents, but both seem to be featuring a rather tired storytelling device in their respective genres. The Surrogate was originally penned by Roderick Taylor and Bruce Taylor wrote the original draft and by the sounds of it Verhoeven is doing a little touch up. The director...
- 5/29/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
VENICE, Italy -- Paul Verhoeven's World War II drama Black Book is an ambitious throwback to the days of rousing all-action wartime pictures in which an intrepid loner risks everything to fight a clearly defined enemy. It succeeds on almost all fronts. The epic film is a high-octane adventure rooted in fact with a raft of arresting characters, big action sequences and twists and turns galore as a group of Dutch resistance fighters combat the Nazis not knowing they have a traitor at their core.
Top-flight production values and a ripping yarn should mean major boxoffice returns anywhere there is a taste for old-fashioned big-screen entertainment.
Set in German-occupied Holland in 1944, the film follows a young woman named Rachel (Carice van Houten) as she attempts to flee the Nazis with her own and other Jewish families. Having purchased their river passage with all they own, they find the escape is a trap as they are intercepted by the Gestapo and mercilessly mown down.
All except Rachel, who finds her way to a group of resistance fighters run by man named Kuipers (Derek de Lint), who operates a soup kitchen as cover for his sabotage operations. Quickly recruited into the group's inner circle led by daredevil Hans (Thom Hoffman), Rachel demonstrates her bravery and resourcefulness in an encounter on a train with an SS officer named Muntze (Sebastian Koch).
Soon, Rachel is ensconced at the local Gestapo headquarters, sleeping with Muntze and working with a local floozy, Ronnie (Halina Reijn), in the office of a brutal officer named Franken (Waldemar Kopus).
Even though the end of the war is barely months away, the danger increases for the resistance group. When she discovers that there has been a plot involving both Nazis and Dutch in faking escape plans for Jewish families who are murdered and robbed, she finds herself with enemies on all sides.
Director Verhoeven, back on home turf after the Hollywood excesses of Starship Troopers and Showgirls, has fashioned an exciting tale with co-scripter Gerard Soeteman, who developed the original story. Production designer Wilbert Van Dorp and cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub have done a great job in creating period detail and capturing fast-moving sequences and intimate moments. Editors Job ter Burg and James Herbert contribute fine work, and Oscar-winning composer Anne Dudley's score complements it all effectively.
Van Houten makes a memorable heroine, a singer as well as a good actress, in what is a very punishing role. Koch and Hoffman do a lot to give their stereotyped roles some originality.
The filmmakers strive hard to root the picture in genuine drama. There are bookends set in Israel that add considerable emotional resonance. While the revelation of the traitor smacks of melodrama, the high adventure is mixed with moments of authentic wartime pathos.
BLACK BOOK
A Fu Works production in association with Egoli Tossell Film, Clockwork Pictures, Studio Babesberg AG, Motion Investment Group, Motel Films and Hector
A VIP Medienfonds 4 production
Credits:
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Screenwriters: Gerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven
Producers: San Fu Maltha, Jos van der Linden, Frans van Geste, Jeroen Baker, Teun Hilte, Jens Meurer
Executive producers: Andreas Grosch, Andrea Schmid, Marcus Schofer, Henning Molfenter, Carl Woebcken, Jamie Carmichael, Graham Begg, Sara Giles
Director of photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Production designer: Wilbert van Dorp
Music: Anne Dudley
Editors: Job ter Burg, James Herbert
Cast:
Rachel/Ellis: Carice van Houten
Ludwig Muntze: Sebastian Koch
Hans Akkermans: Thom Hoffman
Ronnie: Halina Reijn
Gunther Franken: Waldemar Kobus
Gerben Kuipers: Derek de Lint
Gen. Kautner: Christian Berkel
Notary Smaal: Dolf de Vries
Van Gein: Peter Blok
Rob: Michiel Huisman
Tim Kuipers: Ronald Armbrust
Kees: Frank Lammers
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 145 minutes...
Top-flight production values and a ripping yarn should mean major boxoffice returns anywhere there is a taste for old-fashioned big-screen entertainment.
Set in German-occupied Holland in 1944, the film follows a young woman named Rachel (Carice van Houten) as she attempts to flee the Nazis with her own and other Jewish families. Having purchased their river passage with all they own, they find the escape is a trap as they are intercepted by the Gestapo and mercilessly mown down.
All except Rachel, who finds her way to a group of resistance fighters run by man named Kuipers (Derek de Lint), who operates a soup kitchen as cover for his sabotage operations. Quickly recruited into the group's inner circle led by daredevil Hans (Thom Hoffman), Rachel demonstrates her bravery and resourcefulness in an encounter on a train with an SS officer named Muntze (Sebastian Koch).
Soon, Rachel is ensconced at the local Gestapo headquarters, sleeping with Muntze and working with a local floozy, Ronnie (Halina Reijn), in the office of a brutal officer named Franken (Waldemar Kopus).
Even though the end of the war is barely months away, the danger increases for the resistance group. When she discovers that there has been a plot involving both Nazis and Dutch in faking escape plans for Jewish families who are murdered and robbed, she finds herself with enemies on all sides.
Director Verhoeven, back on home turf after the Hollywood excesses of Starship Troopers and Showgirls, has fashioned an exciting tale with co-scripter Gerard Soeteman, who developed the original story. Production designer Wilbert Van Dorp and cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub have done a great job in creating period detail and capturing fast-moving sequences and intimate moments. Editors Job ter Burg and James Herbert contribute fine work, and Oscar-winning composer Anne Dudley's score complements it all effectively.
Van Houten makes a memorable heroine, a singer as well as a good actress, in what is a very punishing role. Koch and Hoffman do a lot to give their stereotyped roles some originality.
The filmmakers strive hard to root the picture in genuine drama. There are bookends set in Israel that add considerable emotional resonance. While the revelation of the traitor smacks of melodrama, the high adventure is mixed with moments of authentic wartime pathos.
BLACK BOOK
A Fu Works production in association with Egoli Tossell Film, Clockwork Pictures, Studio Babesberg AG, Motion Investment Group, Motel Films and Hector
A VIP Medienfonds 4 production
Credits:
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Screenwriters: Gerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven
Producers: San Fu Maltha, Jos van der Linden, Frans van Geste, Jeroen Baker, Teun Hilte, Jens Meurer
Executive producers: Andreas Grosch, Andrea Schmid, Marcus Schofer, Henning Molfenter, Carl Woebcken, Jamie Carmichael, Graham Begg, Sara Giles
Director of photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Production designer: Wilbert van Dorp
Music: Anne Dudley
Editors: Job ter Burg, James Herbert
Cast:
Rachel/Ellis: Carice van Houten
Ludwig Muntze: Sebastian Koch
Hans Akkermans: Thom Hoffman
Ronnie: Halina Reijn
Gunther Franken: Waldemar Kobus
Gerben Kuipers: Derek de Lint
Gen. Kautner: Christian Berkel
Notary Smaal: Dolf de Vries
Van Gein: Peter Blok
Rob: Michiel Huisman
Tim Kuipers: Ronald Armbrust
Kees: Frank Lammers
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 145 minutes...
AMSTERDAM -- Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, who lives primarily in Los Angeles, is planning his second consecutive film in his native language. After finishing the World War II drama Zwartboek (Blackbook), which is in postproduction, Verhoeven will direct an adaptation of the Dutch best-seller Knielen op een bed violen (Kneeling on a Bed of Violets), producer Alain De Levita said Friday. The book, written by Jan Siebelink, deals with religious issues and focuses on a character who has a divine revelation. The film reunites Verhoeven with scriptwriter Gerard Soeteman, who collaborated with him on all of his major Dutch films including Soldier of Orange and Turkish Delight. The budget is estimated at 10 million ($12.9 million), and shooting is set to begin next year.
- 5/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- Paul Verhoeven has signed on to direct the dark thriller One Step Behind, an adaptation of the book by Swedish writer Henning Mankel for Germany's Constantin Film Produktion, Constantin production head Martin Moszkowicz said in an interview. The story focuses on the mysterious killings of three college girls and features dyspeptic police inspector Kurt Wallander, a regular in Mankel's thrillers. One Step Behind will be Verhoeven's first film since the sci-fi actioner Hollow Man (2000) and reteams the director with screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, who scripted many of Verhoeven's earlier Dutch films, including Soldier of Orange, Spetters and Turkish Delight. Constantin CEO Bernd Eichinger will produce One Step Behind. Constantin acquired the rights to One Step Behind two years ago and approached Verhoeven, who has a development deal with the Munich-based production house.
- 1/11/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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