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24 March 1983 (Netherlands) moreTagline:
Christine is young, beautiful and rich. Her three husbands all died tragically. It's time for Christine to find her fourth man.Plot:
In a man's bedroom, a large spider catches flies from her web affixed to a crucifix. The man is Reve... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Verhoeven's Answer to the Critics moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | Gerard Reve | |
| Renée Soutendijk | ... | Christine Halsslag | |
| Thom Hoffman | ... | Herman | |
| Dolf de Vries | ... | Dr. de Vries | |
| Geert de Jong | ... | Ria | |
| Hans Veerman | ... | Begrafenisondernemer | |
| Hero Muller | ... | Josefs | |
| Caroline de Beus | ... | Adrienne | |
| Reinout Bussemaker | ... | Eerste echtgenoot | |
| Erik J. Meijer | ... | Tweede echtgenoot | |
| Ursul de Geer | ... | Derde echtgenoot | |
| Filip Bolluyt | ... | Surfer | |
| Hedda Lornie | ... | Verkoopster boekhandel | |
| Paul Nygaard | ... | Violist | |
| Guus van der Made | ... | Treinkelner |
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102 minCountry:
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DutchColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 (1995) | Argentina:18 | Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:12 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [Paul Verhoeven] [religious imagery]Gerard's visions include seeing the object of his lust being portrayed as a crucified Jesus, the loincloth replaced by a pair of speedos. The opening credits also feature the symbolic image of a spider crawling over a crucifix. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Gerard and Herman go back to the convertible after a rainstorm, the car's interior is dry. moreFAQ
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Verhoeven's Fourth Man was apparently his answer to those carping Dutch critics who had been so offended by the casual working class realism and frankness he familiarised in Turkish Delight, Business is Business & etc. Gone is the simple story line, the concern with contemporary issues, 'offensive' humour and the prominence of working girls as characters. Instead Verhoeven and his scriptwriter have substituted a hot house of religious imagery, 'literary' associations, obscure motivations and a deliberately overwrought atmosphere, guaranteed to please those who value an 'art house' ideal over the rougher product the director had been making. Perhaps surprisingly, it is a largely successful concoction, and pleased both audiences and the critics. The joke is still a joke, but it is all so well done, and carried off with such dark glee and verve, that Verhoeven's private fun in his task becomes public.
Having dished out his private joke to the conservative arbiters of Dutch film taste, it wasn't long before the frustrated director was lured off to Hollywood. Here he achieved a more perfect - and sincere - synthesis of vision, style, and message in the more familiar films that have confirmed his reputation.