Paul Verhoeven is one of the two directors we will honour in the Independent Hero section of IndieLisboa 2016. Before we announce the next surprise for this section – one of today’s most brilliant actors’ work will be shown at the festival – let’s relish this rediscovery.
In collaboration with Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema, we are presenting the first complete retrospective in Portugal dedicated to the works of the Dutch filmmaker whom the general public loves, the director who used violence and sex in order to make socio-political statements. In 2015, the guiltiest of all guilty pleasures, Showgirls, celebrated its 20th anniversary, while Robocop (1987) and Total Recall (1990) are on their way to their 30th. But before that, we get to know a different Verhoeven – pre-Hollywood – who grew as an authorial voice in his home country. A filmmaker with no fear to explore his very singular and daring voice, which was already noticeable in Diary of a Hooker (1971) and Turkish Delight (1973), his first two feature-length films. IndieLisboa will screen his 21 films, including short and feature films.
Feature-length films
Steekspel (2012)
Black Book (2006)
Hollow Man (2000)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Showgirls (1995)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Total Recall (1990)
Robocop (1987)
Flesh+Blood (1985)
De vierde man (1983)
Spetters (1980)
Soldaat van Oranje (1977)
Keetje Tippel (1975)
Turks fruit (1973)
Wat zien ik (1971)
Short films
De worstelaar (1970)
Het korps Mariniers (1965)
Feest (1963)
De lifters (1962)
Niets bijzonders (1961)
Eén hagedis teveel (1960)
IndieLisboa will happen between the 20th of April and the 1st of May, at Culturgest, Cinema São Jorge, Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema and Cinema Ideal. The complete program will be available online on March 22 at www.indielisboa.com.