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Turkish Delight (1973)
Turks fruit (original title)

R 108 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   September 1974 (USA)
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Sort of a cross between "Love Story" and an earthy Rembrandt painting, this movie stars Rutger Hauer as a gifted Dutch sculptor who has a stormy... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Gerard Soeteman, Jan Wolkers (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monique van de Ven Monique van de Ven ...
Olga Stapels
Rutger Hauer ...
Eric Vonk, the sculptor
Tonny Huurdeman Tonny Huurdeman ...
Olga's mother
Wim van den Brink Wim van den Brink ...
Olga's father
Hans Boskamp Hans Boskamp ...
Winkelchef
Dolf de Vries Dolf de Vries ...
Paul
Manfred de Graaf Manfred de Graaf ...
Henny
Dick Scheffer Dick Scheffer ...
Accountant
Marjol Flore Marjol Flore ...
Tineke
Bert Dijkstra Bert Dijkstra ...
Civil servant
Bert André Bert André
Jon Bluming Jon Bluming
Paul Brandenburg Paul Brandenburg
Suze Broks Suze Broks
David Conyers David Conyers
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Storyline

Sort of a cross between "Love Story" and an earthy Rembrandt painting, this movie stars Rutger Hauer as a gifted Dutch sculptor who has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young girl. The story follows the arc of their relationship and his interaction with her family. Told in flashback form, initially Hauer is seen as a libertine lothario collector, taking trophies from his sexual conquests and pasting them in a book. He sees a sculpture he made of his lost lover and goes into a flashback of his relationship with his wife. He meets the girl, falls in love with/marries her, and we meet her parents: a charming, well meaning, bumbling father, and his shrew of a wife, who's convinced Hauer's too much of a bohemian to make a good mate for her daughter. Eventually, the petty jealousies, the sexual hijinks, and the climactic vomit scene prove too much for the marriage... Written by <cfidalgo@intrex.net>  

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Love | Sculptor | Jealousy | Mirror | Marriage  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | English (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Delícias Turcas See more »

Box Office

Budget:

NLG 800,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Paul Verhoeven's father reportedly refused to see the movie after he learned it contained the line "Ik naai beter dan God." ("I screw better than God"). See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: During the thunderstorm, when Eric is walking towards Olga who is standing outside in the rain, the reflection of a spotlight providing "lightning" can be seen on the surface of the door. See more »

Quotes

Eric Vonk: I screw better than God.
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Connections

Spoofed in "De kotmadam: Turks fruit (#2.11)" (1993) See more »