Zwartboek (2006)

Réalisateur:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Gerard Soeteman (written by)
Paul Verhoeven (written by)

Release Date:

14 septembre 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drame | Thriller | War

Accroche:

To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.

Plot:

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

Plot Keywords:

Award Winning | Canadian | Feces | Smuggling | Foot In Toilet

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A fresh look about WWII

Ensemble

Carice van Houten	...	Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch	...	Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman	...	Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn	...	Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus	...	Günther Franken
Derek de Lint	...	Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel	...	General Käutner
Dolf de Vries	...	Notary Wim Smaal
Peter Blok	...	Van Gein
Michiel Huisman	...	Rob
Ronald Armbrust	...	Tim Kuipers
Frank Lammers	...	Kees
Matthias Schoenaerts	...	Joop
Johnny de Mol	...	Theo
Xander Straat	...	Maarten

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Black Book (Germany) (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.

Durée:

145 min

Pays:

Netherlands | Germany | Belgium

Langue:

Hollandais | Anglais | Allemand | Hébreu

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Spain:18 | Singapore:M18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MA | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R | Brazil:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 (TV rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Hector BV

Anecdotes:

Director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Gerard Soeteman got the idea for the movie while doing research for Soldaat van Oranje (1977). Instead of simply working the controversies surrounding the Dutch Resistance into the already top-heavy screenplay of Soldaat van Oranje, they decided to make a separate movie out of it. Verhoeven and Soeteman wrote the screenplay over a period of almost 20 years, and they finally solved many script problems by making the main character a woman.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the underground people sit around the table listening to the two Nazis, Carice's cigarette goes from having a little piece of ash, to a long piece and back to a short piece again.

Guillemet:

Gerben Kuipers: You can stay here. But you have to work.
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: The harder the better.

Connexions De Film:

References Mata Hari (1931)

Soundtrack:

Als Op Het Leidseplein De Lichtjes Weer Eens Branden Gaan

A fresh look about WWII

I must admit that I don't like to watch dutch movies that much. Most of the time the acting is pretty bad and if they use some kind of cgi in the movies its one from the 1980's.

This movie really surprised me. Quite good acting from most of the actors. And the general view of the Alliance is good and the Germans are bad isn't presented. The movie shows both sides, the good the bad (and the ugly) behaviors of the people during the war.

Although he didn't have a very big budget to make this movie (between 16-20 million dollars) which is nothing for Hollywood matters, he'd made quite a good movie from it.

If you want to watch a movie about WWII that isn't like most of the movies made about this war, go and watch this one. You wont be bored for the next 2,5 hours.