Review of Turkish Delight (1973) by Arif B — 22 Oct 2008
Before Paul Verhoeven started making ultra violent sci-fi/action cinema, he had a prolific filmmaking career in The Netherlands, although the films were still extreme. Turkish Delight is a rather simple love story with universal themes of life, love, death, and acceptance.
It starts out incredibly over the top with plenty of sex and fantasies of murder but then chronicles the the beginning and end of a relationship between the sex starved Erik Vonk and his undying love for Olga.
That Dutch genius Rutger Hauer (Guiness commercials!!!) is the lead, and seeing as I look like I could be his son and my Father looked like him, I'll watch anything with him. Olga, the naive yet naturally very erotic young red headed dutch cutie is fun to watch as well.
The film also critiques many bourgeois values, hypocrisy and adherence to consumerism. Since it won the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century back in 1999 I would recommend checking out this incredibly entertaining and passionate tale of love that was meant to end.
It might seem like a typical sleazy, sexual revolution of the 70's kind of film but it becomes something so much better.
This review of Turkish Delight (1973) was written by Arif B on 22 Oct 2008.
Turkish Delight has generally received positive reviews.
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