‘Nunspoiltation’ doesn’t quite cut it when it comes to the work of this fiendishly talented auteur.
The Dutch provocateur chats lesbian nuns, alternate realities and his undying love for Quentin Tarantino.
Dutch master provocateur Paul Verhoeven serves up a blasphemous delight in his convent-set Italian romp.
This year’s LFF programme comprises 39 per cent female and 40 per cent ethnically diverse directors/creators.
Lip-smacking provocation and saucy humour abounds in Paul Verhoeven’s rip-roaring nunsploitation romp.
By Anton Bitel
Paul Verhoeven’s subversive 1992 film is a Hitchcockian thriller with the kink brought to the surface.
Virginie Efira, Lambert Wilson and Charlotte Rampling lead Paul Verhoeven’s Cannes-bound drama.
With Wes Anderson, Leos Carax and Paul Verhoeven locked in, we’re ready to keep the rumour mill turning.
By Anton Bitel
The 1980 coming-of-ager Spetters is one of the Dutch master’s most uncompromising and controversial works.
By Anton Bitel
Both film are now available as part of a special collector’s edition box set.
By Ed Gibbs
Paul Verhoeven’s infamously trashy Showgirls is reappraised by commentators and fans ahead of its 25th anniversary.
By Rory Marsh
The ninth film by Quentin Tarantino and a Leos Carax musical are among our hot tips for the year ahead.
Two decades on, Paul Verhoeven’s ambiguous militaristic sci-fi is in need of a reappraisal.
Three decades on from its release, just how accurate was Paul Verhoeven’s classic dystopian sci-fi?
Elle star Virginie Efira is playing a 17th-century Sister for the provocative Dutch director.
Wes Anderson, Kathryn Bigelow and Wong Kar-wai feature in the final part of our ’90s ranking.
By Nick Chen
From Showgirls to Starship Troopers, delve into the Dutch filmmaker’s provocative back catalogue.
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