Tagline: Christine is young, beautiful and rich. Her three husbands all died tragically. It's time for Christine to find her fourth man.
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Written by: Gerard Reve, Gerard Soeteman
Actors include: Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman
Genre: Thriller
Length: 102 minutes
Banned: Nope
Review:
This is one unusual film and a completely unexpected surprise especially when you compare to Paul Verhoeven's later works (which is all I've really seen until now). It's sort of in the spirit of Brian De Palma yet it's far from being a copycat of sorts. The story is about a jerkish gay Catholic writer who suffers from hallucinations (likely Catholic guilt about his homosexuality). During a press conference he is fascinated with a Woman named Christine (Renée Soutendijk who is videotaping him, and the two wind up in some sort of affair. He's especially pleased that Christine looks rather masculine, only he learns she has a serious lover that he offers to help her with. She brings the lover back to the house (and see our writer is obsessed with the male lover which was his motivation for wanting to help). When the writer uncovers that Christine is actually looking for her fourth husband and that unfortunate accidents have happened to the first few he can't stop seeking facts even past the point of danger. It's one heck of an enthralling tale, really absurd and somewhat morbidly humorous even oh and I should warn you that there will be a lot of penis in this film. It's one heck of a strange perverse artistic thriller that although at first it somewhat confusing rest assured it will all be explained. This is the sort of film that I can't imagine forgetting, it really makes me wonder what else Verhoeven has created, I wonder if all of his Dutch language films are as intriguing as this one?
Availability: On DVD
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