離經有道 保羅韋浩雲：黑色名冊、橙色軍團

是否已在夏日國際電影節看過《烈女本色》而意猶未盡？你對荷蘭籍導演保羅韋浩雲的認識，是否仍停留在他進軍荷里活所拍的《本能》、《鐵甲威龍》與《宇宙威龍》？今次Cine Fan就來回顧保羅韋浩雲的歷年佳作。

《黑色名冊》已經是烈女故事，猶太少女家破人亡，走進了納粹色戒無間道，與敵同眠，來一次性與暴力的無底線周旋。《橙色軍團》比《黑色名冊》更早嘗試以大戰期間德軍佔領荷蘭為背景，拍出擲地有聲的史詩電影，描述同窗少年捲入戰火，在抗爭和妥協之間，是人是鬼無從界定，影片當年獲金球獎最佳外語片提名，更令保羅韋浩雲聲名大噪，奠下日後往荷里活發展的基礎。

《黑色名冊》：http://cinefan.com.hk/cms/film/black-book/?lang=zh 《橙色軍團》：http://cinefan.com.hk/cms/film/soldier-of-orange/?lang=zh

Paul Verhoeven, the Gutsy Provocateur: BLACK BOOK and SOLDIER OF ORANGE

What do you know about Paul Verhoeven? His Hollywood blockbusters, such as BASIC INSTINCT, ROBOCOP and TOTAL RECALL? The closing film in our Summer IFF and his latest excellent psychological thriller ELLE? If you find ELLE fascinating, then you should delve into the powerful and exciting world of Paul Verhoeven.

Returning to his native Holland after decades in Hollywood, BLACK BOOK portrays a no-nonsense heroine as she joins the Resistance in WWII and gets entangled in a deadly web of double-dealing and betrayal. SOLDIER OF ORANGE is a heroic epic about a handful of Dutch students whose lives take different paths through WWII. The film helps bring Verhoeven to Hollywood and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.

BLACK BOOK: http://cinefan.com.hk/cms/film/black-book/ SOLDIER OF ORANGE: http://cinefan.com.hk/cms/film/soldier-of-orange/

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