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Painfully Funny. Humour in the Films by Paul Verhoeven and Alex Van Warmerdam
7 September 2022
Paul Verhoeven and Alex van Warmerdam, the masters of Dutch cinema, use humour at the cutting edge. Their most recent films prove this: Benedetta and Nr. 10. Whereas Verhoeven often uses satire and hyperbole, Van Warmerdam is the king of absurdism and understatement.
Paul Verhoeven Questions the Very Nature of Belief in ‘Benedetta’
15 July 2021
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, known for legendary blockbusters such as RoboCop, Showgirls and Basic Instinct, is back with Benedetta, a film inspired by the true story of a 17th-century nun, mystic and lesbian. Benedetta was presented in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.