Black Book

Black Book

  • Director: Paul Verhoeven
  • Writer: Gerard Soeteman,Paul Verhoeven
  • Countries of origin: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium
  • Language: Dutch, German, English, Hebrew
  • Release date: May 18, 2007
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: La lista negra
  • "Zwartboek" is a thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and co-starring Carice Anouk van Houten , Sebastian Koch, Michiel Huisman and Derek de Lint . The film was released in the Netherlands on September 14, 2006, and on February 3, 2009 in mainland China.
    The film tells the story of a Jewish female singer who survived the Holocaust and joined the resistance organization and became a female spy. She used her sexy and beautiful appearance to lure the German colonel and obtained confidential information to rescue the captured resistance fighters   .

    Details

    • Release date May 18, 2007
    • Filming locations Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies Fu Works, Egoli Tossell Pictures, Clockwork Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $21,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $4,398,532

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $112,521

    Gross worldwide

    $26,768,563

    Movie reviews

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    • By Sherman 2022-04-23 07:02:48

      Credibility is also a sin, both for others and for oneself

      Director Verhoven's sword is not old, and he portrays the life of a female legend in the war years. The core idea is to oppose the war and call for peace. At the beginning, there were some shadows of "Lust and Caution". With the ups and downs of the plot, the enemy and comrades have long been indistinguishable. His parents, lover and comrades were actually killed by his comrades. The heroine finally fell in love with the enemy. The so-called There are so many senseless killings...

    • By Jordan 2022-04-23 07:02:48

      Lies and Conspiracies of War

      Our generation has not experienced war. Everything about the war, you and I are the same, it's all seen in movies and read in books. Movies can restore the scenes of war, and books can record the process of war, but we have never been able to get the real experience of war, and it is not clear what war means to us personally. Because we are just a bystander.

      So what about a person who is in it? If this person is not a Spartan warrior, but a plain-headed commoner who did not want to be...

    • By Laurine 2022-04-23 07:02:48

      Encountering love in cruel times

      I finished reading Zwartboek ("Black Book") on the sofa over the weekend. The subtitles of the pirated discs were translated in a mess, and I didn't understand German at all, so I could only get a rough idea of ​​the plot by means of comprehension and anagrams. I found out that the movie was going to be released in December, and I immediately started regretting that I should go to the cinema. However, the whole film is full of Verhoeven's "dark temperament + brutal killing + fragrant sex", and...

    • By Darion 2022-04-23 07:02:48

      Movie-watching essays

      1. The heroine is so beautiful. Blonde red lips, fair skin, bright red skirt under a black coat, simple design and color give people such a big visual impact, I am envious, this...the so-called stunner.

      2. There is only one truth. But not necessarily known to people. I believe there are countless facts and truths that have been lost over time and those who came before, just like if Alice hadn't swallowed those chocolates.

      3. The twisted moments of human nature. The...

    • By Christelle 2022-04-23 07:02:48

      Pretty good

      From the beginning to the end, my heart has been firmly grasped by the director, which I haven't felt in a long time. Although the film claims to be a foreign version of Lust and Caution, it is many times better than the Chinese version of Lust and Caution, which is incomprehensible except for sex scenes.
      Looking back, some experts wrote about the difference between the uncastrated version and the theater version, and found that they were watching another "semi-castrated version" (Khan...

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    • By Blaze 2023-09-29 22:41:26

      I didn't expect the fusion of war and suspense so well, I like it. highly recommended. Now is not the time to trust...

    • By Chelsey 2023-09-06 19:35:13

      Just escaped the pursuit of death, but encountered the ambush of fate. Thought to escape the prison of sorrow, but embarked on a dangerous journey. Capturing the devil's heart with singing, and at the same time being conquered by the devil's conscience. Open the door of the warrior with life, but also betrayed by the greed of the warrior. Peace has come, the war is over, and the hero who took the risk is still humiliated. When I opened the thick black book, there were endless tears and...

    • By Kamille 2023-08-31 23:16:38

      The most quintessential thing is that in the 20 minutes after the war, when we entered the phase of catching the ghosts, the familiar Hollywood temperament came back, and the pattern fell. If you stop at the doctor on the balcony to receive the cheers and love from everyone, it is the perfect place. Hou Deng is so beautiful, I always feel that she is like Reyizha with a frown, a smile and a frown, so charming, so...

    • By Carey 2023-08-27 14:16:35

      Originally, I still had the mentality of appreciating erotic movies (see Zhihu Daily's article "Really Sexy Movies"). The plot turned out to be unexpectedly good. A story about war with "women's relationship" is used to tell the story of sacrifice, love, and victory. With doubt, betrayal, and revenge and appeasement, a complex story with no absolute justice, good people and black and white is worth watching, whether it's a climactic twist or a satirical...

    • By Mae 2023-08-16 06:06:04

      High tides, good and evil are struggling between life and death, and life is hanging by a thread... It's a spy war...

    Movie plot

    At the end of World War II, the German Jewish girl Rachel Stein ( Carice Anouk van Houten ) , who survived the Dutch battlefield , joined the Dutch underground resistance organization to find the betrayer. All her family members are here. In the struggle to liberate the south, they were all killed because of this person's betrayal. She had just escaped from the battlefield and became an excellent singer in order to hide. However, when...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Director (Paul Verhoeven) and screenwriter (Gerard Schutman) , and for this film, the two jointly conceived and prepared for nearly two decades.
    To some extent, the film incorporates the personal experience of the director (Paul Verhoeven) .
    With an investment of US$16 million, the film is the largest investment in the history of the....
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    Evaluation action

    "Zwartboek" still has a strong American commercial film style, with rich and twisted stories, a tight and lively rhythm, a tight plot, and fierce gunfights. The suspenseful encounters with meat and silk are also his usual masterpieces. The film also continues Fan Howen's film style that emphasizes both humanistic care and thrilling suspense. It attracts people with its rare fast-paced, intense sex and revenge, and layered suspense....m
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    Movie quotes

    • Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: I never knew this would happen. To fear the liberation...

    • Gerben Kuipers: We will kill that girl! However, wherever, whenever.

    • Gerben Kuipers: [pointing to Tim's dead body] Do you know who this is?

      Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: [nods]

      Gerben Kuipers: What do you have to say for yourself?

      Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: This.

      [holds up the black book - which has the list of victims and offenders during the war]

      Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: This says everything.