Black Book
by Paul Verhoeven
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Actor: Carice van Houten, Halina Reijn, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Waldemar KobusDirector: Paul Verhoeven
Brand: Unknown
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: Dutch (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language); German (Original Language); Hebrew (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 146 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Black Book
DVD Review: An Awesome Must See Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this movie so much that I bought it as a gift for two other people. This has got it all. I am rarely moved by a movie but this is not to be missed. You will have to read English subtitles because it is spoken in Dutch and German. You will become so involved in it that you will forget you are reading. This is better than a good book. Light the fireplace, get the popcorn and drinks, and get ready to experience some quality entertainment. Definitely not a chick flick. Your man will truly enjoy this as well. DVD Review: Best WWII Picture
Summary: 5 Stars
I have seen many hiding-from-the-Nazis films, but this is by far the best.
The acting is superb.
In the after-credits, Verhoeven says Carice van Houten is a force of nature, and it's true. The number of chameleon-changes she goes through in the film would be stunning all by itself. But she also lends to each new incarnation a depth and resonance. A wonderful actress.
The other actors are all fine, too. Even the Germans come off as human, and not just sadistic fiends.
The writing is equally superb. It combines elements of tragedy, suspense-thriller, wistful romantic ending--all flawlessly, all believably.
The filming is graphic and gritty, but never sensational.
I have also seen Paul Verhoeven films before, too, and never liked them much. He seems to wallow in gore and sex-for-sex's sake: that is, he makes gore comical (which it isn't) and sex grotesque (which it isn't).
But he outdoes himself here. Things are gory and sexy, but always in the service of the greater tragedy and pathos.
DVD Review: When your heart stops feeling, but you keep on living!
Summary: 5 Stars
Countless movies were made about the tragedies of World War II, but I have never seen a more perfect and touching movie. The story is about a Jewish woman who's trying to survive after losing everything she had. It turns out that even when you are dead inside, you can still hurt.
Carice van Houten is an incredibly talented actress as described by the director. I enjoyed watching her carry the burden of creating the action around her character whilst allowing the other characters to shine. Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Derek de Lint are all amazing telling stories of love, betrayal, loss, parenthood and heroism. It's been a while since I cried, and I did watching Carice finally fall apart in tears. Amazing performance and direction; don't miss it.
DVD Review: Hiding in Plain Sight
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Black Book"
Hiding in Plain Sight
Amos Lassen
What a wonderful gripping drama this is. "The Black Book" reminds us of how good movies can be. It starts in 1956 and we meet Rachel Stein (Carice von Houten), an Israeli citizen teaching school on a kibbutz when she meets an old friend who is on vacation with her husband. That meeting brings back all of the painful memories she had tried to erase. We then travel backwards to 1944 Holland and we see Rachel as a much younger woman. She is trying to get a meal for her family that is in hiding from the Germans... One day, while at a lake, she realized that she had to run.
Now begins a series of twists and turns that brings back memories of Hollywood's golden age. Rachel transforms herself into Ellis de Vries, a sexy, voluptuous blonde who manages to infiltrate the German command and into the arms of a German officer, Ludwig Muntze (Sebastian Koch). He falls in love with her and she with him but their relationship puts them both in great danger. From within a Nazi camp, Rachel is able to plant a microphone and uses other bits of information to pass onto the Resistance and she evolves into a spy. Her problem becomes reconciling her feelings for Muntze.
With a large and excellent cast, this is quite a movie. Von Houten gives an amazing performance and her portrayal is moving. The movie is an epic in every sense of the definition. The cinematography dazzles the eyes and the music is majestic. Director Paul Verhorven gives us a masterpiece and a personal call for peace in the world. This is what of those movies that will stick with you for a very long time.
DVD Review: Powerful Movie on Nazis Occupation
Summary: 5 Stars
Black Book is a very, very powerful movie on Nazis occupation. The script combines multiple historic episodes in a more limited cast of players. The suspense is constant. Blood, [...] and humor are combined to describe life during the Nazis occupation of Holland. The movie was written by the Dutch and they hold nothing back.
Entertaining but also disturbing. It does not support trusting your neighbor.
Description of Black Book
In the darkest days of World War II, Jewish fugitives attempt to escape occupied Holland - only to face a Nazi ambush. Rachel Stein (Carice van Houten) alone survives the attack and joins the Dutch Resistance to avenge her family. She soon confronts the ultimate test: she must infiltrate German headquarters by tempting Captain Ludwig M?ntze (Sebastian Hoch). In the heat of passion, he uncovers her duplicity...but keeps her secret. Then Rachel's espionage reveals that a murderous traitor lurks within Resistance ranks. Unable to fully trust anyone, Rachel navigates a minefield of deception and becomes an enemy to both sides. Epic, passionate, breathtaking, Black Book relates an untold story of World War II where the distinctions between good and evil become blurred by the complexities of human nature.As in Basic Instinct, a lovely lady takes the lead in Black Book, but this time Paul Verhoeven has more than cheap thrills in mind. Towards the end of WWII, Rachel Stein (the vibrant Carice von Houten), a Jewish singer, is living with a gentile family in the countryside. When Allied forces bomb the area, she's forced to flee. On her perilous journey to The Hague (Verhoeven's hometown), brunette Rachel joins the Resistance and changes her identity to blonde Ellis de Vries. Her next order of business: infiltrate Gestapo headquarters. Like many Verhoeven heroines, Rachel aces her assignment--and then some. First, she seduces the handsome Captain M?ntze (Sebastian Koch, The Lives of Others), then she falls in love with him. M?ntze, who returns her affection, isn't what he appears to be, but their relationship puts both at great risk. At this point, the filmmaker expertly kicks the proceedings into high gear, before concluding on a bittersweet note. Naturally, since this is a Verhoeven picture, there's plenty of wry humor and uninhibited sexuality along the way. Starting with 1985's Flesh + Blood, the Dutch director released an American movie every two to three years. After the poorly received Hollow Man, however, Verhoeven took a six-year break. Black Book, a return to his native Holland, was worth the wait. (He began work on the screenplay in the 1980s.) It works triple-time as a thriller, a tribute to Holland's Jewish population, and a poison pen letter to the Dutch opportunists who would attempt to sell them out. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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