Turkish fruits

Movie
German title	Turkish fruits
Original title	Turks fruit
Country of production	Netherlands
original language	Dutch
Publishing year	1973
length	107 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Paul Verhoeven
script	Gerard Soeteman , ; Jan Wolkers (novel)
production	Rob Houwer
music	Rogier van Otterloo
camera	Jan de Bont
cut	Jan Bosdriesz
occupation
	Monique van de Ven : Olga Stapels; Rutger Hauer : Eric Vonk, the sculptor; Tonny Huurdeman : Olga's mother; Wim van den Brink : Olga's father;

Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven (1972).

Turkish fruits (Original title: Turks fruit ) is a Dutch film by the director Paul Verhoeven from 1973 .

content

While hitchhiking, the sculptor Eric Vonk met Olga, with whom he fell madly in love. Shortly after getting married, however, Olga runs away with a rich American. After a few years, Eric learns that she is now a prostitute and is suffering from an incurable brain tumor.

background

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jan Wolkers from 1969.

reception

Awards

The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1974 in the category “Best Foreign Film” and was awarded the “ Golden Calf ” at the Dutch Film Festival in 2000 for “Best Dutch Film of the Century” .

criticism

The lexicon of international films assesses the sex film as a "not untalented, often shocking, sometimes disgusting mixture of blatant sex, indulgent sadism and melodrama, with stunted approaches to satire" and advises against it.

Web links

Turkish Delight in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Turkish fruits. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 25, 2020 .

[1] Turkish fruits. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 25, 2020 .