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Paul Verhoeven

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Known for always pushing the envelope when it comes to showing sex and violence on screen, Paul Verhoeven has directed controversial films in several genres, including the erotic thriller (Basic Instinct), melodrama (Showgirls) and science fiction (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Hollow Man). However, even before going to Hollywood, Verhoeven had been a succ's de...more
Paperback, 191 pages
Published May 1st 2005 by Taschen America LLC
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Ben
Ben rated it 2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: taschen completists
Brief biographical info and plot summary of Verhoeven's films, mostly focusing on his depictions of sex and violence. The analysis is pretty superficial, and the writing (or perhaps a bad translation?) is quite bad. Like all Taschen books, it's inexpensive and beautiful, but unfortunately this one is lacking in substance.
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