Powerful

Perfect cast and a good story

best movie i've ever seen.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

How can you review one of your personal favorites and still give a neutral view? Then again movie reviews are seldom a neutral piece of literature. That aside i have to acknowledge that 'Turks Fruit/Turkish Delight' is a masterpiece of Dutch cinema and one of the greatest movies by Hollands most notorious directors Paul Verhoeven. Why? Because it's a well balanced mix of Verhoeven's typical filmy realism as a pure cinematic device with a love story. The power of this movie lies in this realism, it's Paul Verhoeven throwing sh*t in your face, not afraid of any subject, it's if there is no taboo in Verhoeven's head. This was probably the reason why Turks Fruit was such a success at it's time. Turks fruit is a roller coaster movie about two people that live by the opportunistic way that characterizes Verhoeven's films and there characters. They are free, don't care about the rules and are one of my all time favorite couples on screen. To conclude: I'm still amazed at who unknown this film actually is compared to it's genius. So, one big advice, see it now, and if it's good tell everyone you know.

Slightly before the "frizzling" Frenchmen started their famous Emmanuelle-series, the tardy Dutch had Turkish Delight already available and attracted millions of viewers... Well, they are not directly comparable, but movements and changes in views that began to form in the 1960ies enable to realise such creations for "ordinary" people as well. The film in question is pleasantly moody, showing various angles of love-sex-relationship, and courageous character actors (particularly Monique van de Ven as Olga Stapels, Rutger Hauer as Eric Vonk), skillful directing (Paul Verhoeven) and cinematography (Jan de Bont) provide this not-so-extraordinary script additional values and undertones.At the same time, I have doubts that Turkish Delight is a timeless film, that it approaches and influences future and current people as well, as many attitudes have changed, and many would consider depicted fashion and hairiness as odd (mildly speaking). And those accustomed to Internet have seen much "bolder" stuff...

A story of true love and lots of passion, with superior acting by Rutger Hauer and a very young and till that time still unknown Monique van de Ven. Try not to be offended by the rather explicit sex scenes, see through them and notice that they are fully functional. A story without a happy ending, so sad... The way in which Rutger Hauer comforts Monique van de Ven in her last hours is very moving, but I wonder if people who don't speak Dutch, can sense the tenderness with which Hauer reads a magazine to van de Ven, because she's not able to read anymore. Excellent stuff, though.The only thing I have against this movie, is the horrible sound (at least in the Dutch version): it seems that the original recordings of the actor's voices are replaced by studio recordings, that sound completely unnatural.But the music is OK: we must not forget to mention the excellent soundtrack by the unforgettable Rogier van Otterloo, which really is a part of the movie. The title song is a brilliant piece of music, whistled by Toots Thielemans.

I am a Rutger Hauer fan. In this movie Rutger Hauer is very young. This is one of Paul Verhoeven's early films. It seems very dated but it still a good movie. This movie got nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It should have one. It is similar to Basic Instinct for sexuality. This film is similar to Katie Tippel another Paul Verhoeven film. The first time I saw Rutger Hauer is was Batty from Blade Runner. Then I saw him in Split Second and just recently in Flesh + Blood. Flesh + Blood is Rutger Hauer's best film. I do not want to forget his other Dutch films Soldier of Orange and Spetters. Rutger Hauer never got nominated for an Oscar and I am surprised by that.