Turkish Delight (1973)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Very best movie i ever watch

Absolutely Brilliant!

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Paul Verhoeven is known as provocative filmmaker who likes to create daring visual images. He's mostly known by his Hollywood films with unsteady quality. 'Turkish Delight' was Verhoevens first hit in Netherlands and was voted as best Dutch film of the century. With the very first minutes Verhoeven manages to disturb the viewer and unsuspecting viewer can even start to think - what I just got myself into? Very bold depiction of sex and sexuality doesn't seem forced and even the small bursts of intense violence don't stand out from the rest of the film as some bright (or dark) spots.'Turkish Delight' is heartwarming and heartbreaking love story between free spirited Olga (Monique van de Ven) and care free sculptor Eric (Rutger Hauer). Both main stars have such a chemistry between them that nothing seems to forced. Their relationship seems as natural as sunshine in Florida (or rain in London).Very few directors are capable of making such warm films with provocative aplomb and Verhoeven is master at this game.

Although known as The Sensualist, this erotic push the envelope type drama (remember it's Verhoeven here) sees Hauer as a bold playboy/gifted sculptor who strikes up a friendship, with a hottie, who sadly later, catches Cancer. Filmed in 1973 this very well made and explicit film forecasts a a true star in the making, long curly haired Hauer. He's so likable and funny (one dining room scene that has him nearly about to eat a horse's eye, where he stands up and complains is memorably funny) as sex driven and independent Eric, who likes to use woman's pubic hair as moustache's, (part of his art) or who isn't afraid to jump in the back of beautiful chick's convertibles while at traffic lights. Although this film will offend some, none more than the penis stuck in zipper/blood on pliers scene, The Sensualist is very entertaining, and is more than just a sex film, with some underlined hidden messages. For Rutger and Verhoeven fans, definitely. Great movie soundtrack.

Turkish delight is a book by the Dutch true artist Jan Wolkers: a painter, a sculptor, a writer. Symbol of sexual liberation in the 60's and 70's with a series of books about his youth, freeing himself of protestant chains and the general revolt against the bourgeoisie, Wolkers made himself big. But he became larger than life with his contribution to Dutch culture and the understanding of the Dutch mind. The movie itself is a delight with scenes shot in Amsterdam and the greater Amsterdam area: all that is fashionable passes by, not just sexual freedom and the confrontation with society. And the beauty of both Rutger Hauer and Monique van der Ven, is a well deserved extra.

Only movie I ever went to where I lied about my age, being one year short of the (advised) admittance age. I loved the bohemian sphere of the artist's workshop and still love the leading actress (Monique Van De Ven) who currently stars in a Dutch TV series as a police detective. I loved the development of the romance of the artist and his girlfriend. In 1974 I went to see the movie again with my high school sweetheart and they became sort of a role-model for us. We used to quote the dialogs excessively. The author of the book (Jan Wolkers) was and still is very popular among high school students in the Netherlands. When asked, many will tell you they've learned more about life, romance, relationships, love and sex from his books then from anyone else including school and parents.