"Actor: Monique Van de Ven"

• Amsterdamned | DVD | (22/10/2012) from £8.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  There is a serial killer at bay in Amsterdam's canal network and the race is on to stop him before mass hysteria grips the nation. Dick Maas's cult slasher movie starts as it means to go on when the predator leaves the protective habitat of the dark canal to claim his first victim before dragging her back into a watery grave. Special Features: Exclusive Interview with Dick Maas Dutch and English Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery Shameless Trailer Park

• Turkish Delight | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Although the confectionary does make an appearance at the end of the film, Turkish Delight, as a title, may be interpreted in a number of ways. This violent tale of love is told in flashback from the perspective of bohemian artist Eric Vonk (Rutger Hauer, collaborating for the first time with director Paul Verhoeven). Opening on a brutal attack and then a succession of one-night stands, it seems at first that the guy's a complete jerk. Then a sudden lurch backwards two years reveals the motivations for both his dreams and behaviour, as well as the subject of the photos he spends his time pining for. He meets Olga (a fantastic Monique Van De Ven) as the result of a car accident. But their tempestuous relationship is shaken by many peculiar events: a surreal wedding ceremony, unveiling a statue to the Queen and the death of Olga's father. The real problem is Olga herself, however, which leads to a shock ending many have compared to Love Story. Somewhat dated now, and made long before his move to Hollywood, Turkish Delight is nonetheless unmistakably a product of the now-familiar Verhoeven style. The film's language and images still have the power to shock or offend, and we certainly get to see far too much of Hauer's private parts, even though some amazing visuals (mirrored candles, inspired beach art and a nightmarish red Chinese restaurant) are some compensation. --Paul Tonks

• Katie Tippel | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £14.59   |  Saving you £5.40 (37.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made in 1975 and directed by Paul Verhoeven, Katie Tippel ("Katie the Streetwalker") is a handsome period drama set in 19th-century Holland, based on a true story. The second eldest daughter in a poor, Friesland family who move to Amsterdam, Katie (Monique Van de Ven) must find whatever work is going to make ends meet. She has already learnt to have no faith in her weak father. Now, as she enters a succession of jobs in which she experiences both exploitation and sexual harassment, she learns that men want her only for one thing. Duly, at the behest of her own mother, she enters into prostitution. However, when she becomes model to an artist, she is finally able to escape the poverty trap and ascend the social ladder, particularly when banker Hugo (Rutger Hauer) takes her as his lover. All this is set against a backdrop of social foment as the workers' impatience at poor social conditions increases. Although director Verhoeven, as well as Hauer and cinematographer Jan De Bont eventually became involved in mainstream American movies, Katie Tippel is very much of the European school of filmmaking: episodic and harsh in its depiction of everyday poverty. The dead puppy at the beginning definitely marks it out as being contrary to Hollywood's near-zero canine mortality rate. The sexual scenes are graphic to the point of gratuitousness but always grimly non-titillating. Budgetary limits cramp some of the mass street scenes, but generally the film is beautifully shot and ageless in feel. A far cry, certainly, from Showgirls, for which Verhoeven was later responsible. --David Stubbs

• AMSTERDAMNED - AMSTERDAMNED (2 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (29/08/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Verhoeven Collection (5 Disc) | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is one of the most challenging provocative and controversial European filmmakers working in Hollywood today. Before a string of US box office hits that include Robocop Total Recall and Basic Instinct Verhoeven directed five of the most critically cclaimed and successful films in Dutch history. The five films included in this collection are all filled with the raw sexuality incredible performances and unique visual style that make him one of the most fascinating filmmakers in cinema today. Business is Business (1971): A bawdy but sympathetic look at the lives of two Amsterdam prostitutes Business Is Business was Verhoeven's film debut. Turkish Delight (1973): Voted Best Dutch Film of the Century Rutger Hauer stars as Erik Vonk a free spirited sculptor who enters into a passionate affair with the beautiful Olga (Monique van de Ven). Katie Tippel (1975): A young girl Katie moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family and is led into prostitution in order to survive. Soldier Of Orange (1977): A gripping World War II tale about the Nazi invasion of Holland and its effects upon six wealthy boisterous college students. The Fourth Man (1983): Christine is young beautiful and rich. Her three husbands all died tragically and mysteriously. It's time for Christine to find her fourth man...

• Amsterdamned (DVD) | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

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