Black Book (Dutch: Zwartboek) is a 2006 Second World War film directed by Paul Verhoeven, and starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn. The story is about a young Jewish woman in the Netherlands who becomes a spy for the resistance during World War II, when tragedy befalls her after an encounter with the Nazis. The film had its world premiere on September 1, 2006 at the Venice Film Festival and its public release on September 14, 2006 in the Netherlands.
The press in the Netherlands was divided about the film, but with three Golden Calves Black Book was the most awarded film at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2006. The international press responded positively to the film and especially to the performance of actress Carice van Houten. It was the Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007, but the film was not nominated.
At the time of its release, it was the most expensive Dutch film ever made, and commercially also the Netherland's most successful, with that country's highest box office gross of 2006. By January 12, 2007 1,000,000 people had seen the film.
Four actors from the movie went on to do Bryan Singer's Valkyrie.
Hey any one watched this movie yet? its exclusive showcase at Picturehouse! And i tink its quite good show...
Rating: M18
Consumer Advice: Sexual Scenes and Violence
Genre: Drama
Language: Dutch & German with English subtitles
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Carice Van Houten, Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others)
To fight the enemy, she must become one of them…. Holland 1944 - The final years of WWII find the beautiful singer Rachel Stein taking refuge with a family in rural Holland. Once a popular and wealthy singer, Rachel has been waiting out the war like many Jews in Europe, separated from her family and a moment away from being caught by the Gestapo. In a chain of events, Rachel joins the Dutch resistance forces and uncovers trails of deceits pointing to compatriots she once counted as her closest friends.
Haha i haven't watched LUST CAUTION...so dunno abt that...
Oh this movie is alrdy showing now at The Picturehouse. I wanna watch this...but like none of my friends is interested...Haha maybe i'll watch on my own
Have u watched at Picturehouse b4?
Yah i like european films too...those directors' styles of filming quite different too...n can learn abt their cultures...
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Haha i haven't watched LUST CAUTION...so dunno abt that...
Oh this movie is alrdy showing now at The Picturehouse. I wanna watch this...but like none of my friends is interested...Haha maybe i'll watch on my own
Have u watched at Picturehouse b4?
Yah i like european films too...those directors' styles of filming quite different too...n can learn abt their cultures...
yap...
i m a Cathay person....
luv those films shown there....
diff kind of genre totally....
like urself, i often cant find any one to watch such films wz me...
mayb not so mainstream...
i even haf frds askin me how i got to noe or seen a mov tat was not even heard b4????
hahahaaa
i like to START A MATURE THEMED FORUM for MATURE issues... HOPE U GUYS can SUPPORT n VOTE @ the link BELOW....
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THE NEW BOOK FORUM IS ALREADY UP @ the link BELOW....
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yap...
i m a Cathay person....
luv those films shown there....
diff kind of genre totally....
like urself, i often cant find any one to watch such films wz me...
mayb not so mainstream...
i even haf frds askin me how i got to noe or seen a mov tat was not even heard b4????
hahahaaa
Yahz lor...tis kind of movies i usually ended up watching alone. hahaa
Juz on sat i told my frenz abt Black book..my frenz were like saying, 'Huh got this movie meh?' Haha
Actually there is this Italian cultural film fest by Michelango Antonioni from 20 june till 6 july at National Museum of SIngapore. Haha i saw the booklet at The Cathay. din have time to go watch tho.
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