672:
378:, Gerard is left alone at her home. Instead of writing, he gets drunk and watches home movies that reveal Christine was married to two other men before she married Johan; the footage shows Christine with her three husbands on various vacations. Christine returns with Herman, and Gerard masturbates while spying on the two having sex. In the morning, Christine departs on a business trip, leaving Gerard alone with Herman. Only moments after she leaves, Gerard confesses to Herman that he encountered him before at the train station, to which Herman seems impervious, and mainly interested in Gerard's fame.
744:, but it resists any label and – in its more lurid scenes – defies description. It is graphic in both violence and sex and most decidedly not for the squeamish ... Verhoeven's surface theme is the consequence of obsessive sexual desire, but the main undercurrent has to do with the vague line that separates fantasy from reality ... nothing is what it seems ... Verhoeven has designed the film in a way that keeps the viewer as off balance as the protagonist ... If there is such a thing as macabre wit, it can be found in the way Verhoeven treats his characters."
1398:
1382:
1366:
395:, assuring him that all of Christine's husbands' deaths were accidents. Gerard comes to the realisation that, for him, the Virgin Mary's appearances in his visions were warnings of Christine's danger. As a consequence, when she arrives at the hospital, Gerard attacks her, and is incapacitated with a sedative by the Mary from Gerard's visions, who appears to him as a nurse. As Gerard is hospitalised, Christine meets another attractive man in the hospital lobby, with whom she leaves.
771:
childish lust for Herman, his desperately facile attempt to fake psychic powers in order to trick
Christine, and his increasingly baroque hallucinations. Everything in Gerard's world becomes steeped in irony." After writing this, Pinsky adds, "Verhoeven is quite clear up front that the movie is meant to be a joke and that Christine's guilt is deliberately ambiguous ... If you do not take it seriously, you will likely get a kick out of this film."
599:
or not." Reve endures many experiences which may be hallucinations, such as a famous scene in which he believes a woman is pointing a gun at him, then turns to show it is merely a key to a door, and another in which, on a train, he studies a picture on the wall so intently that he is apparently drawn
351:
named
Christine Halsslag, incessantly filming him with a handheld camera. She informs him after the lecture that they have booked him a room at the Hotel Bellevue in the city, if he wishes to stay; Gerard is disturbed to realise it is the same hotel that was the subject of a bizarre nightmare he had
386:
him, Gerard notices three urns in the tomb with the inscription "Loving
Husbands of Christine Halsslag". He has a number of visions in which all three of Christine's husbands are killed during the vacation activities he viewed in the home movies. Gerard halts the encounter with Herman and confesses
381:
Herman takes Gerard on a tour of
Vlissingen. Gerard forces him to stop the car when he sees a woman who has appeared recurrently to him in visions. He follows her to a cemetery, but she disappears, as Herman trails behind. A sudden thunderstorm breaks out, and the men seek shelter in a tomb. Gerard
770:
can be seen on both levels. It works better as a comedy however." Pinsky concludes, "it is a psychosexual thriller that often undermines its own narrative authority. Verhoeven gives us plenty of hints that we should not take things too seriously, particularly through Gerard's erratic behavior: his
359:
him with scissors. In the morning, Christine tells Gerard she is a widow, having lost her husband Johan in an accident. Later, in
Christine's salon, Gerard finds a photograph of her attractive German lover, Herman, and realises he is the same man he encountered at the train station. Gerard swiftly
682:
premiered in the
Netherlands on 24 March 1983. The film was a box office hit in the Netherlands, gaining 274,699 admissions, but lower than the millions of visitors his previous films had. The film was more successful in the United States, where it received widespread critical acclaim and was the
390:
When the two men depart the cemetery, Herman loses control of the car near a construction site and collides with a bundle of iron rods being lifted by a crane, which impale him through his eye socket, killing him. A traumatised Gerard is taken to a hospital for examination, where he tells the
1654:
760:, thought the film to be "artsy to a ridiculous extreme. Saturated with images borrowed from symbolist and surrealist art, the film hammers the viewer over the head in every scene." However, he adds, "It is all much too much. And indeed it is supposed to be. Just as it is unclear in
1647:
36:
2240:
1640:
573:. And I liked that ambiguity, because I wanted my audience to take something home with them. I wanted them to wonder about what religion really is. Remember, that Christianity is a religion grounded in one of the most violent acts of murder, the
310:
Released in 1983, the film was a box-office success in the
Netherlands, though it was a more significant commercial success in the United States, where it became the highest-grossing Dutch film of all time. It was the Dutch entry for the
930:
925:
1663:
817:
302:
writer who has a romantic encounter with a mysterious woman, Christine, and subsequently becomes enamored of Herman, another of her male lovers; while attempting to pursue Herman, Gerard is plagued by a series of disturbing
615:, including: images of a spider climbing over a crucified figure of Jesus pursuing a fly; Reve's character tipping his glass to a statue of the Virgin Mary; a woman peeling an apple, and holding the peel in the shape of a
722:
appears to have broken through that barrier to become one of the few profitable foreign films of the past year. Verhoeven makes the writer's suspicions so entertaining that his dreams and fantasies, which might just be
753:
wrote that the movie "is never as kinky or as funny as the character of Reve is. Its purple plot is beautifully lurid but the film itself is one step away from being brazenly lurid. It holds back."
2231:
821:
577:. Otherwise, religion wouldn't have had any kind of impact. With regard to the irony of the violence, much of that probably comes from my childhood experiences during and immediately following the
387:
his belief that
Christine is responsible for her three husband's deaths, and that either of them could fall victim to her. An infuriated Herman dismisses Gerard's claim as a paranoid fantasy.
355:
Christine instead asks Gerard to spend the night at her home, which is attached to the salon she owns. The two have sex, after which Gerard has a nightmare in which
Christine
367:
transforming into Herman, wearing only swim briefs; he also has several visions of Herman with a missing eyeball, as well as of a woman in blue, whom he believes to be the
2605:
2248:
2224:
569:
in half the world's population: civilizations scrambling to rationalize their chaotic existence. Subsequently, Christianity has a tendency to look like magic or the
391:
physician, Dr. de Vries—an acquaintance of
Christine's from the literary society—that she is a witch who leads men to their deaths. De Vries dismisses Gerard as a
1289:
2217:
312:
708:, and at other times if the writer is just a victim of a morbid Catholic upbringing and a runaway imagination. Usually movies that take this approach (like
2884:
1216:
825:
582:
671:
2919:
704:
imaginings and their possible fulfillment ... The director carefully steers a middle course that leaves you wondering at times if the woman is a
1291:
Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: Surprising Differences, Conflicting Visions, and Worldview Implications – from the Early Church to Our Modern Time
1425:
797:
363:
Gerard, a Catholic, begins having a number of bizarre, interconnected visions: While praying in a cathedral, he has an erotic vision of the large
2939:
2934:
2924:
1337:
1318:
1299:
2929:
2914:
2889:
2879:
360:
becomes enamored with Herman, and agrees to have an extended vacation with Christine in hopes of encountering and ultimately bedding him.
561:
is nothing more than one of many interpretations of reality, neither more nor less. Ideally, it would be nice to believe that there is a
2874:
2404:
813:
809:
805:
801:
2944:
2894:
2899:
2864:
2454:
1983:
1448:
766:
whether we are meant to be watching a straight-faced action film, or a deliberately excessive send-up of action film clichés,
996:
1632:
696:, in a rave review, wrote that the film is "confident and skillfully made" and "erotically charged (and graphic)," adding,
2209:
1699:
1249:
2909:
2869:
2334:
2324:
2023:
1963:
1872:
1418:
1266:
616:
2904:
2314:
1826:
1518:
1458:
20:
319:, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is sexually explicit and, like many of Verhoeven's other films, shows
2544:
2083:
652:
2745:
2464:
1106:
732:
714:
2825:
2625:
2264:
1689:
1598:
1568:
1538:
854:
762:
727:, have a visual and psychological force that is actually stronger than the 'reality' of the other characters.
2835:
2514:
2444:
2274:
1993:
1973:
1411:
1127:
749:
445:
2574:
2123:
2063:
2033:
267:
2775:
2705:
2434:
1806:
477:
368:
304:
2785:
2645:
1842:
1796:
1330:
Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century
641:
Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century
364:
490:
2859:
2735:
2344:
2139:
2053:
2013:
1932:
1764:
1734:
915:
898:
840:
516:
503:
450:
432:
414:
316:
283:
124:
2145:
1882:
1780:
1068:
565:
somewhere out there, but it looks to me as if the whole Christian religion is a major symptom of
461:
392:
1902:
718:) are too frustrating to American audience expectations to become commercially successful. Yet
347:
an attractive young man for sex. During the lecture, Gerard notices the society's treasurer, a
2655:
2635:
2534:
2494:
2354:
2294:
2195:
1852:
1719:
1588:
1478:
1360:
1333:
1314:
1295:
1197:
1089:
977:
874:
778:
692:
659:
of the protagonist is presented as a positive moral alternative to the heterosexuality of the
591:
482:
2675:
2564:
2554:
2384:
2374:
2304:
1618:
848:
578:
456:
405:
344:
320:
279:
119:
2815:
2805:
2504:
2484:
2284:
2165:
2129:
1862:
1816:
1679:
1488:
1393:
782:
343:
to give a lecture to the city's literary society. At the train station, he unsuccessfully
271:
79:
2003:
1397:
1381:
1212:
1365:
1195:
Hartl, John (May 5, 1985). "THE SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL – Showing Strong After 10 Years".
820:
as well as the best New York reviews of any Verhoeven movie. The film was nominated for
2725:
2364:
2244:
2155:
2113:
1832:
1548:
1435:
889:
275:
259:
69:
50:
2853:
1468:
911:
656:
566:
495:
426:
291:
134:
90:
1239:
35:
2755:
2685:
2665:
2584:
2524:
2175:
2043:
1403:
724:
709:
651:(typical for horror) that turns women into symbols, updating the archetypes of the
596:
558:
521:
508:
437:
420:
287:
129:
1008:
619:
over her son's head; and a sign that reads "Donate Your Blood to the Red Cross".
307:
suggesting Christine may be a murderess who has chosen him as her fourth victim.
2615:
2474:
2103:
2073:
1912:
1709:
1608:
1004:
757:
628:
604:
574:
409:
348:
332:
299:
295:
171:
153:
96:
466:
2424:
2394:
2093:
1892:
1786:
1578:
1387:
1166:
1142:
1104:
Ryan, Desmond (September 7, 1984). "A Premier Dutch Director Weaves His Web".
931:
List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
705:
700:
Verhoeven has created an intricate, witty thriller about a writer's fears and
356:
340:
186:
106:
926:
List of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
2185:
1754:
1558:
935:
844:
741:
336:
2795:
2765:
1664:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1498:
1377:
1244:
818:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
701:
648:
383:
1354:
585:
and then the American occupation, I would have never been a filmmaker."
2715:
1528:
829:
683:
highest-grossing Dutch film of all-time with a gross of $ 1.7 million.
655:
into the super-archetypes of the she-devil and Virgin Mary—is that the
375:
1371:
639:, Catholic horror film." Film scholar Charles Derry notes in his book
1922:
1744:
1261:
1259:
953:
Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
919:
611:, blood, as well as the religious images of the Virgin Mary, and the
570:
382:
attempts an advance on Herman, who reluctantly relents. While Herman
19:
This article is about the Paul Verhoeven film. For other uses, see
2695:
1942:
670:
612:
1174:
2213:
1636:
1407:
975:
Hartl, John (June 9, 1985). "Dutch Director Attends Premiere".
832:
Fantastic Film Festival gave Verhoeven its Special Jury Award.
675:
Renée Soutendijk and Jeroen Krabbé at the film's premiere, 1983
922:) against marrying a woman who has been widowed twice or more.
858:
636:
608:
562:
1267:"The 100 Best Films of World Cinema – 93. The Fourth Man"
878:
magazines "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010.
785:, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.7/10.
887:
Loosely remade as Verhoeven's fourth Hollywood movie,
557:
has to do with my vision of religion. In my opinion,
2596:
2255:
1954:
1670:
243:
235:
225:
201:
193:
177:
167:
159:
149:
112:
102:
85:
75:
65:
49:
28:
2606:The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time
712:'s delicately balanced masterpiece of ambiguity,
736:called the film "highly charged" and enthused, "
631:, expressing admiration for the film, described
740:falls into the general terrain occupied by the
552:
1201:. Seattle: Seattle Times Company. p. K10.
2225:
1648:
1419:
1093:. Seattle: Seattle Times Company. p. 22.
1066:"Pix from afar: National bests in the U.S.".
981:. Seattle: Seattle Times Company. p. L3.
8:
1217:National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
1110:. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Media Network.
826:National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
595:, "You never know if you're dealing with a
2232:
2218:
2210:
1655:
1641:
1633:
1426:
1412:
1404:
1396:
1380:
1364:
607:points out repeated motifs, including the
374:While Christine leaves to visit Herman in
34:
25:
1125:: Vicarious Thrills But Not Fulfilling".
1087:Is Occult Thriller That Holds Suspense".
1332:. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
1053:
529:Hedda Lornie as the bookstore saleswoman
946:
816:with his film, which garnered the 1984
1311:Paul Verhoeven: Beyond Flesh and Blood
962:
1041:
1029:
990:
988:
581:. In fact, if it hadn't been for the
550:Paul Verhoeven has said of the film:
535:Guus van der Made as the train waiter
7:
1252:from the original on April 8, 2020.
1121:Baltake, Joe (September 6, 1984). "
814:Seattle International Film Festival
810:Chicago International Film Festival
802:Toronto International Film Festival
647:especially interesting—despite its
2885:1980s psychological thriller films
1143:"The Fourth Man | Rotten Tomatoes"
777:has an approval rating of 100% on
14:
861:edition of the film in May 2001.
2920:Films directed by Paul Verhoeven
806:Gold Hugo for Best Feature Award
2249:Best International Feature Film
893:, of which Verhoeven considers
804:and was nominated for the 1983
1313:. Paris, France: Cinéditions.
1072:. January 7, 1991. p. 86.
1:
1700:That Obscure Object of Desire
1309:Bouineau, Jean-March (2001).
1238:Cressey, Earl (May 6, 2001).
1083:Hartl, John (June 7, 1985). "
995:Pinsky, Mike (May 30, 2001).
2940:LGBTQ-related thriller films
2935:Films set in the Netherlands
2925:Films produced by Rob Houwer
2325:Help! The Doctor Is Drowning
2024:4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
847:into the US market in 1984 (
798:International Critics' Award
474:Caroline de Beus as Adrienne
197:Tuschinski Film Distribution
2930:Films scored by Loek Dikker
2915:Films based on Dutch novels
2890:Dutch erotic thriller films
2880:1980s erotic thriller films
1827:Distant Voices, Still Lives
1131:. Philadelphia. p. 43.
603:Mike Pinsky of the website
532:Paul Nygaard as the violist
331:Gerard Reve, an alcoholic,
16:1983 film by Paul Verhoeven
2961:
2875:1980s Dutch-language films
2084:Blue Is the Warmest Colour
1853:The Beautiful Troublemaker
822:Best Foreign Language Film
313:Best Foreign Language Film
18:
1442:
1107:The Philadelphia Inquirer
733:The Philadelphia Inquirer
643:(2009), that "what makes
61:
45:
40:Theatrical release poster
33:
2945:Male bisexuality in film
2895:Dutch LGBT-related films
2265:The Village on the River
855:Anchor Bay Entertainment
2900:Films about Catholicism
2865:1983 LGBT-related films
2515:The Little Blonde Death
2405:The Cool Lakes of Death
2335:Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
2275:Like Two Drops of Water
1994:House of Flying Daggers
1328:Derry, Charles (2009).
1175:Internet Movie Database
1128:Philadelphia Daily News
812:. Verhoeven opened the
750:Philadelphia Daily News
335:novelist, travels from
298:, it follows Gerard, a
210:24 March 1983
2575:Scratches in the Table
2124:BPM (Beats per Minute)
2064:City of Life and Death
1288:Alexis, Jonas (2011).
1147:www.rottentomatoes.com
729:
676:
587:
292:novel of the same name
263:
187:Rob Houwer Productions
2776:The Resistance Banker
1873:Farewell My Concubine
698:
674:
500:as the second husband
417:as Christine Halsslag
2455:Count Your Blessings
1984:The Man on the Train
1903:A Judgement in Stone
1843:Life and Nothing But
1449:Business Is Business
1213:"1984 Award Winners"
997:"Case Number 01155:
828:. Also in 1984, the
824:of 1984 by the U.S.
513:as the third husband
487:as the first husband
290:. Based on the 1981
2910:Films about writers
2870:1983 thriller films
2545:Long Live the Queen
2014:The Lives of Others
1974:And Your Mother Too
1933:All About My Mother
1765:Fanny and Alexander
916:rabbinic literature
841:Image Entertainment
627:American filmmaker
317:56th Academy Awards
2905:Films about dreams
2746:The Paradise Suite
1883:Three Colours: Red
1781:The Official Story
1434:Films directed by
677:
478:Reinout Bussemaker
266:) is a 1983 Dutch
218: (Netherlands)
2847:
2846:
2676:Dunya & Desie
2355:Soldier of Orange
2295:Monsieur Hawarden
2241:Dutch submissions
2207:
2206:
2196:Anatomy of a Fall
1807:Goodbye, Children
1720:Soldier of Orange
1630:
1629:
1569:Starship Troopers
1479:Soldier of Orange
1339:978-0-786-43397-1
1320:978-2-951-63060-4
1301:978-1-4497-3487-9
1294:. WestBow Press.
1198:The Seattle Times
1090:The Seattle Times
978:The Seattle Times
899:spiritual prequel
779:review aggregator
747:In contrast, the
693:The Seattle Times
687:Critical response
592:The Seattle Times
583:German occupation
393:pathological liar
365:crucifix of Jesus
274:film directed by
251:
250:
2952:
2840:
2830:
2820:
2810:
2800:
2790:
2780:
2770:
2760:
2750:
2740:
2730:
2720:
2710:
2700:
2690:
2680:
2670:
2660:
2650:
2640:
2630:
2620:
2610:
2589:
2579:
2569:
2565:The Polish Bride
2559:
2549:
2539:
2529:
2519:
2509:
2499:
2489:
2479:
2469:
2459:
2449:
2439:
2429:
2419:
2409:
2399:
2389:
2385:In for Treatment
2379:
2375:A Woman Like Eve
2369:
2359:
2349:
2339:
2329:
2319:
2309:
2299:
2289:
2279:
2269:
2234:
2227:
2220:
2211:
2200:
2190:
2180:
2170:
2160:
2150:
2134:
2118:
2108:
2098:
2088:
2078:
2068:
2058:
2048:
2038:
2028:
2018:
2008:
1998:
1988:
1978:
1968:
1947:
1937:
1927:
1917:
1907:
1897:
1887:
1877:
1867:
1857:
1847:
1837:
1821:
1811:
1801:
1791:
1775:
1759:
1749:
1739:
1729:
1724:
1714:
1704:
1694:
1684:
1657:
1650:
1643:
1634:
1623:
1613:
1603:
1593:
1583:
1573:
1563:
1553:
1543:
1533:
1523:
1513:
1503:
1493:
1483:
1473:
1463:
1453:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1405:
1400:
1384:
1368:
1343:
1324:
1305:
1275:
1274:
1263:
1254:
1253:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1209:
1203:
1202:
1192:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1181:
1163:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1139:
1133:
1132:
1118:
1112:
1111:
1101:
1095:
1094:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1063:
1057:
1051:
1045:
1039:
1033:
1027:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1011:on April 5, 2011
1007:. Archived from
992:
983:
982:
972:
966:
960:
954:
951:
796:earned the 1983
653:whore and virgin
579:Second World War
525:
512:
499:
486:
470:
457:funeral director
454:
441:
415:Renée Soutendijk
321:graphic violence
284:Renée Soutendijk
217:
215:
125:Renée Soutendijk
38:
26:
2960:
2959:
2955:
2954:
2953:
2951:
2950:
2949:
2850:
2849:
2848:
2843:
2833:
2823:
2813:
2806:Do Not Hesitate
2803:
2793:
2783:
2773:
2763:
2753:
2743:
2733:
2723:
2713:
2703:
2693:
2683:
2673:
2663:
2653:
2643:
2633:
2623:
2613:
2603:
2592:
2582:
2572:
2562:
2552:
2542:
2532:
2522:
2512:
2505:The Northerners
2502:
2492:
2482:
2472:
2462:
2452:
2442:
2432:
2422:
2412:
2402:
2392:
2382:
2372:
2362:
2352:
2342:
2332:
2322:
2315:Turkish Delight
2312:
2302:
2292:
2285:The Human Dutch
2282:
2272:
2262:
2251:
2238:
2208:
2203:
2193:
2183:
2173:
2163:
2153:
2137:
2121:
2111:
2101:
2091:
2081:
2071:
2061:
2051:
2041:
2031:
2021:
2011:
2001:
1991:
1981:
1971:
1961:
1950:
1940:
1930:
1923:The Celebration
1920:
1910:
1900:
1890:
1880:
1870:
1863:The Crying Game
1860:
1850:
1840:
1824:
1817:Wings of Desire
1814:
1804:
1794:
1778:
1762:
1752:
1742:
1732:
1728:No Award (1980)
1727:
1717:
1707:
1697:
1687:
1680:And Now My Love
1677:
1666:
1661:
1631:
1626:
1616:
1606:
1596:
1586:
1576:
1566:
1556:
1546:
1536:
1526:
1519:Flesh and Blood
1516:
1506:
1496:
1492:(1979, TV film)
1489:All Things Pass
1486:
1476:
1466:
1459:Turkish Delight
1456:
1446:
1438:
1432:
1394:Rotten Tomatoes
1351:
1346:
1340:
1327:
1321:
1308:
1302:
1287:
1283:
1278:
1265:
1264:
1257:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1222:
1220:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1179:
1177:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1151:
1149:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1052:
1048:
1040:
1036:
1028:
1024:
1014:
1012:
994:
993:
986:
974:
973:
969:
961:
957:
952:
948:
944:
908:
884:
867:
838:
791:
783:Rotten Tomatoes
689:
669:
625:
548:
543:
538:
519:
506:
493:
480:
464:
448:
435:
429:as Dr. de Vries
401:
329:
272:erotic thriller
228:
221:
213:
211:
204:
189:
182:
180:
145:
94:
80:Gerard Soeteman
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2958:
2956:
2948:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2852:
2851:
2845:
2844:
2842:
2841:
2831:
2821:
2811:
2801:
2791:
2781:
2771:
2761:
2751:
2741:
2731:
2721:
2711:
2701:
2691:
2681:
2671:
2661:
2651:
2641:
2631:
2621:
2611:
2600:
2598:
2594:
2593:
2591:
2590:
2580:
2570:
2560:
2550:
2540:
2535:Antonia's Line
2530:
2520:
2510:
2500:
2490:
2480:
2470:
2460:
2450:
2440:
2430:
2420:
2415:The Fourth Man
2410:
2400:
2390:
2380:
2370:
2365:Pastorale 1943
2360:
2350:
2340:
2330:
2320:
2310:
2300:
2290:
2280:
2270:
2259:
2257:
2253:
2252:
2239:
2237:
2236:
2229:
2222:
2214:
2205:
2204:
2202:
2201:
2191:
2181:
2171:
2161:
2156:Pain and Glory
2151:
2135:
2119:
2114:The Handmaiden
2109:
2099:
2089:
2079:
2069:
2059:
2049:
2039:
2029:
2019:
2009:
1999:
1989:
1979:
1969:
1958:
1956:
1952:
1951:
1949:
1948:
1938:
1928:
1918:
1908:
1898:
1888:
1878:
1868:
1858:
1848:
1838:
1833:Story of Women
1822:
1812:
1802:
1792:
1776:
1771:The Fourth Man
1760:
1750:
1740:
1730:
1725:
1715:
1705:
1695:
1685:
1674:
1672:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1660:
1659:
1652:
1645:
1637:
1628:
1627:
1625:
1624:
1614:
1604:
1594:
1584:
1574:
1564:
1554:
1549:Basic Instinct
1544:
1534:
1524:
1514:
1509:The Fourth Man
1504:
1494:
1484:
1474:
1464:
1454:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1436:Paul Verhoeven
1433:
1431:
1430:
1423:
1416:
1408:
1402:
1401:
1389:The Fourth Man
1385:
1373:The Fourth Man
1369:
1356:The Fourth Man
1350:
1349:External links
1347:
1345:
1344:
1338:
1325:
1319:
1306:
1300:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1255:
1230:
1204:
1187:
1169:The Fourth Man
1158:
1134:
1113:
1096:
1085:THE FOURTH MAN
1075:
1058:
1046:
1044:, p. 208.
1034:
1032:, p. 207.
1022:
999:The Fourth Man
984:
967:
965:, p. 218.
955:
945:
943:
940:
939:
938:
933:
928:
923:
907:
904:
903:
902:
890:Basic Instinct
883:
880:
872:ranked #93 in
870:The Fourth Man
866:
863:
837:
834:
794:The Fourth Man
790:
787:
775:The Fourth Man
768:The Fourth Man
738:The Fourth Man
720:The Fourth Man
688:
685:
680:The Fourth Man
668:
665:
645:The Fourth Man
635:as "the first
633:The Fourth Man
624:
621:
555:The Fourth Man
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
536:
533:
530:
527:
514:
501:
491:Erik J. Meijer
488:
475:
472:
459:
443:
430:
424:
418:
412:
402:
400:
397:
352:on the train.
328:
325:
276:Paul Verhoeven
255:The Fourth Man
249:
248:
245:
241:
240:
237:
233:
232:
229:
226:
223:
222:
220:
219:
207:
205:
202:
199:
198:
195:
194:Distributed by
191:
190:
185:
183:
178:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
161:
157:
156:
151:
150:Cinematography
147:
146:
144:
143:
140:
137:
132:
127:
122:
116:
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
70:Paul Verhoeven
67:
63:
62:
59:
58:
53:
47:
46:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
29:The Fourth Man
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2957:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2857:
2855:
2838:
2837:
2832:
2828:
2827:
2822:
2818:
2817:
2812:
2808:
2807:
2802:
2798:
2797:
2792:
2788:
2787:
2782:
2778:
2777:
2772:
2768:
2767:
2762:
2758:
2757:
2752:
2748:
2747:
2742:
2738:
2737:
2732:
2728:
2727:
2722:
2718:
2717:
2712:
2708:
2707:
2702:
2698:
2697:
2692:
2688:
2687:
2682:
2678:
2677:
2672:
2668:
2667:
2662:
2658:
2657:
2652:
2648:
2647:
2642:
2638:
2637:
2632:
2628:
2627:
2622:
2618:
2617:
2612:
2608:
2607:
2602:
2601:
2599:
2595:
2587:
2586:
2581:
2577:
2576:
2571:
2567:
2566:
2561:
2557:
2556:
2551:
2547:
2546:
2541:
2537:
2536:
2531:
2527:
2526:
2521:
2517:
2516:
2511:
2507:
2506:
2501:
2497:
2496:
2491:
2487:
2486:
2481:
2477:
2476:
2471:
2467:
2466:
2465:The Vanishing
2461:
2457:
2456:
2451:
2447:
2446:
2441:
2437:
2436:
2431:
2427:
2426:
2421:
2417:
2416:
2411:
2407:
2406:
2401:
2397:
2396:
2391:
2387:
2386:
2381:
2377:
2376:
2371:
2367:
2366:
2361:
2357:
2356:
2351:
2347:
2346:
2341:
2337:
2336:
2331:
2327:
2326:
2321:
2317:
2316:
2311:
2307:
2306:
2301:
2297:
2296:
2291:
2287:
2286:
2281:
2277:
2276:
2271:
2267:
2266:
2261:
2260:
2258:
2254:
2250:
2246:
2245:Academy Award
2242:
2235:
2230:
2228:
2223:
2221:
2216:
2215:
2212:
2198:
2197:
2192:
2188:
2187:
2182:
2178:
2177:
2172:
2168:
2167:
2162:
2158:
2157:
2152:
2148:
2147:
2142:
2141:
2136:
2132:
2131:
2126:
2125:
2120:
2116:
2115:
2110:
2106:
2105:
2100:
2096:
2095:
2090:
2086:
2085:
2080:
2076:
2075:
2070:
2066:
2065:
2060:
2056:
2055:
2050:
2046:
2045:
2040:
2036:
2035:
2030:
2026:
2025:
2020:
2016:
2015:
2010:
2006:
2005:
2000:
1996:
1995:
1990:
1986:
1985:
1980:
1976:
1975:
1970:
1966:
1965:
1964:No Man's Land
1960:
1959:
1957:
1953:
1945:
1944:
1939:
1935:
1934:
1929:
1925:
1924:
1919:
1915:
1914:
1909:
1905:
1904:
1899:
1895:
1894:
1889:
1885:
1884:
1879:
1875:
1874:
1869:
1865:
1864:
1859:
1855:
1854:
1849:
1845:
1844:
1839:
1835:
1834:
1829:
1828:
1823:
1819:
1818:
1813:
1809:
1808:
1803:
1799:
1798:
1793:
1789:
1788:
1783:
1782:
1777:
1773:
1772:
1767:
1766:
1761:
1757:
1756:
1751:
1747:
1746:
1741:
1737:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1722:
1721:
1716:
1712:
1711:
1706:
1702:
1701:
1696:
1692:
1691:
1686:
1682:
1681:
1676:
1675:
1673:
1669:
1665:
1658:
1653:
1651:
1646:
1644:
1639:
1638:
1635:
1621:
1620:
1615:
1611:
1610:
1605:
1601:
1600:
1595:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1571:
1570:
1565:
1561:
1560:
1555:
1551:
1550:
1545:
1541:
1540:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1525:
1521:
1520:
1515:
1511:
1510:
1505:
1501:
1500:
1495:
1491:
1490:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1475:
1471:
1470:
1469:Keetje Tippel
1465:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1444:
1441:
1437:
1429:
1424:
1422:
1417:
1415:
1410:
1409:
1406:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1390:
1386:
1383:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1367:
1362:
1358:
1357:
1353:
1352:
1348:
1341:
1335:
1331:
1326:
1322:
1316:
1312:
1307:
1303:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1286:
1285:
1280:
1272:
1268:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1251:
1247:
1246:
1241:
1240:"The 4th Man"
1234:
1231:
1218:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1200:
1199:
1191:
1188:
1176:
1172:
1170:
1162:
1159:
1148:
1144:
1138:
1135:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1117:
1114:
1109:
1108:
1100:
1097:
1092:
1091:
1086:
1079:
1076:
1071:
1070:
1062:
1059:
1056:, p. 16.
1055:
1054:Bouineau 2001
1050:
1047:
1043:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1026:
1023:
1010:
1006:
1002:
1000:
991:
989:
985:
980:
979:
971:
968:
964:
959:
956:
950:
947:
941:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
921:
917:
913:
912:Isha katlanit
910:
909:
905:
900:
896:
892:
891:
886:
885:
881:
879:
877:
876:
871:
864:
862:
860:
856:
852:
850:
846:
842:
835:
833:
831:
827:
823:
819:
815:
811:
807:
803:
799:
795:
788:
786:
784:
780:
776:
772:
769:
765:
764:
759:
754:
752:
751:
745:
743:
739:
735:
734:
728:
726:
721:
717:
716:
715:The Innocents
711:
707:
703:
697:
695:
694:
686:
684:
681:
673:
666:
664:
662:
658:
657:homosexuality
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
630:
623:Homosexuality
622:
620:
618:
614:
610:
606:
601:
598:
597:super-reality
594:
593:
586:
584:
580:
576:
572:
568:
567:schizophrenia
564:
560:
556:
551:
545:
540:
534:
531:
528:
526:as the surfer
523:
518:
517:Filip Bolluyt
515:
510:
505:
504:Ursul de Geer
502:
497:
492:
489:
484:
479:
476:
473:
468:
463:
460:
458:
452:
447:
444:
439:
434:
433:Geert de Jong
431:
428:
427:Dolf de Vries
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
411:
407:
406:Jeroen Krabbé
404:
403:
398:
396:
394:
388:
385:
379:
377:
372:
370:
366:
361:
358:
353:
350:
349:cosmetologist
346:
342:
338:
334:
326:
324:
322:
318:
314:
308:
306:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
280:Jeroen Krabbé
278:and starring
277:
273:
269:
268:psychological
265:
264:De vierde man
261:
257:
256:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
224:
209:
208:
206:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
176:
173:
170:
166:
163:Ine Schenkkan
162:
158:
155:
152:
148:
141:
139:Geert de Jong
138:
136:
135:Dolf de Vries
133:
131:
128:
126:
123:
121:
120:Jeroen Krabbé
118:
117:
115:
111:
108:
105:
101:
98:
93:
92:
91:De vierde man
88:
84:
81:
78:
76:Screenplay by
74:
71:
68:
64:
60:
57:
56:De vierde man
54:
52:
48:
44:
37:
32:
27:
22:
2834:
2826:Sweet Dreams
2824:
2814:
2804:
2794:
2784:
2774:
2764:
2754:
2744:
2734:
2724:
2714:
2704:
2694:
2684:
2674:
2664:
2654:
2644:
2634:
2626:Twin Sisters
2624:
2616:Zus & Zo
2614:
2604:
2597:2001–present
2585:Little Crumb
2583:
2573:
2563:
2553:
2543:
2533:
2523:
2513:
2503:
2493:
2483:
2473:
2463:
2453:
2443:
2433:
2423:
2414:
2413:
2403:
2393:
2383:
2373:
2363:
2353:
2345:Max Havelaar
2343:
2333:
2323:
2313:
2303:
2293:
2283:
2273:
2263:
2194:
2184:
2176:Petite Maman
2174:
2164:
2154:
2144:
2138:
2128:
2122:
2112:
2102:
2092:
2082:
2072:
2062:
2052:
2044:Summer Hours
2042:
2032:
2022:
2012:
2002:
1992:
1982:
1972:
1962:
1955:2001–present
1941:
1931:
1921:
1911:
1901:
1891:
1881:
1871:
1861:
1851:
1841:
1831:
1825:
1815:
1805:
1795:
1785:
1779:
1770:
1769:
1763:
1753:
1743:
1735:The Tin Drum
1733:
1718:
1708:
1698:
1690:Face to Face
1688:
1678:
1617:
1607:
1597:
1587:
1577:
1567:
1557:
1547:
1539:Total Recall
1537:
1527:
1517:
1508:
1507:
1497:
1487:
1477:
1467:
1457:
1447:
1388:
1372:
1355:
1329:
1310:
1290:
1270:
1243:
1233:
1221:. Retrieved
1207:
1196:
1190:
1178:. Retrieved
1168:
1167:"Awards for
1161:
1150:. Retrieved
1146:
1137:
1126:
1122:
1116:
1105:
1099:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1067:
1061:
1049:
1037:
1025:
1013:. Retrieved
1009:the original
998:
976:
970:
958:
949:
914:, a rule in
894:
888:
873:
869:
868:
853:
839:
793:
792:
774:
773:
767:
763:Total Recall
761:
755:
748:
746:
737:
731:
730:
725:premonitions
719:
713:
710:Jack Clayton
699:
691:
690:
679:
678:
661:femme fatale
660:
644:
640:
632:
626:
602:
590:
588:
559:Christianity
554:
553:
549:
446:Hans Veerman
421:Thom Hoffman
389:
380:
373:
362:
354:
330:
309:
288:Thom Hoffman
254:
253:
252:
227:Running time
203:Release date
142:Hans Veerman
130:Thom Hoffman
89:
55:
2836:Memory Lane
2445:The Assault
2146:Shoplifters
2104:Son of Saul
2074:Holy Motors
1913:The Promise
1710:Madame Rosa
1223:November 7,
1180:January 27,
1015:January 28,
1005:DVD Verdict
963:Alexis 2011
895:The 4th Man
857:released a
843:released a
758:DVD Verdict
756:Pinsky, of
629:Paul Bartel
605:DVD Verdict
575:crucifixion
546:Catholicism
520: [
507: [
494: [
481: [
465: [
462:Hero Muller
449: [
436: [
410:Gerard Reve
369:Virgin Mary
296:Gerard Reve
239:Netherlands
231:102 minutes
172:Loek Dikker
154:Jan de Bont
103:Produced by
97:Gerard Reve
66:Directed by
2860:1983 films
2854:Categories
2656:Black Book
2495:Eline Vere
2425:Army Brats
2395:Come-Back!
2034:Still Life
1893:Wild Reeds
1589:Black Book
1579:Hollow Man
1152:2024-08-10
1123:Fourth Man
1042:Derry 2009
1030:Derry 2009
942:References
849:LDDB Entry
836:Home media
341:Vlissingen
323:and gore.
214:1983-03-24
179:Production
107:Rob Houwer
21:Fourth Man
2706:Sonny Boy
2555:Character
2475:Polonaise
2435:The Dream
2256:1959–2000
1755:Mad Max 2
1671:1975–2000
1619:Benedetta
1559:Showgirls
936:Apophenia
882:Sequels
845:Laserdisc
789:Accolades
742:film noir
600:into it.
471:as Josefs
423:as Herman
357:castrates
337:Amsterdam
160:Edited by
2816:Narcosis
2786:Instinct
2766:Layla M.
2646:Bluebird
2485:Evenings
2166:Beanpole
2130:Loveless
1797:Vagabond
1499:Spetters
1378:AllMovie
1250:Archived
1245:DVD Talk
906:See also
897:to be a
781:website
702:paranoid
649:misogyny
589:He told
384:fellates
333:bisexual
300:bisexual
244:Language
168:Music by
113:Starring
86:Based on
2736:Accused
2726:Borgman
2716:Kauwboy
2140:Burning
1599:Tricked
1529:RoboCop
1281:Sources
1069:Variety
830:Avoriaz
808:at the
800:at the
667:Release
455:as the
376:Cologne
345:cruises
315:at the
305:visions
236:Country
212: (
181:company
2839:(2024)
2829:(2023)
2819:(2022)
2809:(2021)
2799:(2020)
2796:BuladĂł
2789:(2019)
2779:(2018)
2769:(2017)
2759:(2016)
2749:(2015)
2739:(2014)
2729:(2013)
2719:(2012)
2709:(2011)
2699:(2010)
2689:(2009)
2679:(2008)
2669:(2007)
2659:(2006)
2649:(2005)
2639:(2004)
2629:(2003)
2619:(2002)
2609:(2001)
2588:(2000)
2578:(1999)
2568:(1998)
2558:(1997)
2548:(1996)
2538:(1995)
2528:(1994)
2518:(1993)
2508:(1992)
2498:(1991)
2488:(1990)
2478:(1989)
2468:(1988)
2458:(1987)
2448:(1986)
2438:(1985)
2428:(1984)
2418:(1983)
2408:(1982)
2398:(1981)
2388:(1980)
2378:(1979)
2368:(1978)
2358:(1977)
2348:(1976)
2338:(1975)
2328:(1974)
2318:(1973)
2308:(1971)
2298:(1969)
2288:(1964)
2278:(1963)
2268:(1959)
2199:(2023)
2189:(2022)
2179:(2021)
2169:(2020)
2159:(2019)
2149:(2018)
2133:(2017)
2117:(2016)
2107:(2015)
2097:(2014)
2087:(2013)
2077:(2012)
2067:(2011)
2057:(2010)
2054:Carlos
2047:(2009)
2037:(2008)
2027:(2007)
2017:(2006)
2007:(2005)
2004:Hidden
1997:(2004)
1987:(2003)
1977:(2002)
1967:(2001)
1946:(2000)
1936:(1999)
1926:(1998)
1916:(1997)
1906:(1996)
1896:(1995)
1886:(1994)
1876:(1993)
1866:(1992)
1856:(1991)
1846:(1990)
1836:(1989)
1820:(1988)
1810:(1987)
1800:(1986)
1790:(1985)
1774:(1984)
1758:(1983)
1748:(1982)
1745:Pixote
1738:(1981)
1723:(1979)
1713:(1978)
1703:(1977)
1693:(1976)
1683:(1975)
1622:(2021)
1612:(2016)
1602:(2012)
1592:(2006)
1582:(2000)
1572:(1997)
1562:(1995)
1552:(1992)
1542:(1990)
1532:(1987)
1522:(1985)
1512:(1983)
1502:(1980)
1482:(1977)
1472:(1975)
1462:(1973)
1452:(1971)
1363:
1336:
1317:
1298:
1271:Empire
1219:. 2016
920:Talmud
875:Empire
865:Legacy
571:occult
541:Themes
442:as Ria
2756:Tonio
2696:Tirza
2686:Duska
2666:Duska
2636:Simon
1943:Yi Yi
918:(the
706:witch
613:Cross
524:]
511:]
498:]
485:]
469:]
453:]
440:]
260:Dutch
247:Dutch
51:Dutch
2305:Mira
2247:for
2243:for
1609:Elle
1361:IMDb
1334:ISBN
1315:ISBN
1296:ISBN
1225:2016
1182:2013
1017:2013
617:halo
399:Cast
327:Plot
286:and
2094:Ida
1787:Ran
1392:at
1376:at
1359:at
859:DVD
851:).
663:."
637:gay
609:red
563:God
408:as
339:to
294:by
95:by
2856::
2525:06
2186:EO
2143:/
2127:/
1830:/
1784:/
1768:/
1269:.
1258:^
1248:.
1242:.
1215:.
1173:.
1145:.
1003:.
987:^
522:nl
509:nl
496:nl
483:nl
467:nl
451:nl
438:nl
371:.
282:,
262::
2233:e
2226:t
2219:v
1656:e
1649:t
1642:v
1427:e
1420:t
1413:v
1342:.
1323:.
1304:.
1273:.
1227:.
1184:.
1171:"
1155:.
1019:.
1001:"
901:.
270:-
258:(
216:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
