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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396184954
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Running Time: 146 minutes
Sales Rank: 1008
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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As in Basic Instinct, a lovely lady takes the lead in Black Book, but this time Paul Verhoeven has more than cheap thrills in mind. Towards the end of WWII, Rachel Stein (the vibrant Carice von Houten), a Jewish singer, is living with a gentile family in the countryside. When Allied forces bomb the area, she's forced to flee. On her perilous journey to The Hague (Verhoeven's hometown), brunette Rachel joins the Resistance and changes her identity to blonde Ellis de Vries. Her next order of business: infiltrate Gestapo headquarters. Like many Verhoeven heroines, Rachel aces her assignment--and then some. First, she seduces the handsome Captain Müntze (Sebastian Koch, The Lives of Others), then she falls in love with him. Müntze, who returns her affection, isn't what he appears to be, but their relationship puts both at great risk. At this point, the filmmaker expertly kicks the proceedings into high gear, before concluding on a bittersweet note. Naturally, since this is a Verhoeven picture, there's plenty of wry humor and uninhibited sexuality along the way. Starting with 1985's Flesh + Blood, the Dutch director released an American movie every two to three years. After the poorly received Hollow Man, however, Verhoeven took a six-year break. Black Book, a return to his native Holland, was worth the wait. (He began work on the screenplay in the 1980s.) It works triple-time as a thriller, a tribute to Holland's Jewish population, and a poison pen letter to the Dutch opportunists who would attempt to sell them out. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Product Description:
In the darkest days of World War II Jewishfugitives attempt to escape occupied Holland only to face a Nazi ambush. Rachel Stein(Carice van Houten) alone survives the attack and joins the Dutch Resistance to avenge her family. She soon confronts the ultimate test: she must infiltrate German headquarters by tempting Captain Ludwig M ntze (Sebastian Hoch). In the heat of passion he uncovers her duplicity...but keeps her secret. Then Rachel's espionage reveals that a murderous traitor lurks within Resistance ranks. Unable to fully trust anyone Rachel navigates a minefield of deception and becomes an enemy to both sides. Epic passionate breathtaking Black Book relates an untold story of World War II where the distinctions between good and evil become blurred by the complexitiesof human nature.System Requirements:Run Time: 146 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: R UPC: 043396184954 Manufacturer No: 18495
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good Movie
I thought this was a pretty good movie. I wont go into a plot synopsis as many of the other reviewers here did that. The pacing at the beginning of the movie seemed to move a little slow but it picked up as the movie went along. Towards the end of the movie, I couldn't stop watching it as I was curious what was going to happen next.
One of the things I did like about this movie was how it portrayed some of the Dutch as collaborating with the Nazis. It's pretty rare to see that in a movie. IT is even rarer to see what happens to the those folks after the liberation.
Rating:  - Very Disappointed
I am very disappointed in this production as the English sub-titles are very limited and it's not possible to follow the story. We had seen it in the movie theatres where the sub-titles completely covered the story, but this is not so on the product we bought. It's an excellent story, but unless the viewer can understand Hollance, it is extremely frustrating to try and grasp what is going on.
Rating:  - The Most Disturbing Graphic Holocaust Movie Ever.
I struggled with this review. I know the Holocaust was as bad as this movie portrays. I have watched most movies out there on WWII. The acting was very good and the plot very complex. The scene everyone is upset about with the hair coloring did not bother me so much as a Jewish woman whould have to do what she did to pass as Arian.
It is just very brutal/sexual. So much shooting and blood and the final horrid thing where the hero is stripped and waste is poured over her was just too much for me to stand.
So I say it is a 5 star as far as qualaity and truth. But how it leaves you feeling is a 1 so I settled on 3.
If you cannot handle total violence then choose one of the many other great Holocaust movies to learn more. This will leave you very upset and traumatized.
Rating: - One of Verhoeven's Best
"Black Book" attempts to assay a path between Spielberg's historical melodrama and Hitchcock's espionage thriller. There are one or two jarring missteps along the way, which cause me to grade director Paul Verhoeven's effort with four stars. But, flawed though it may be, and even though it covers similar territory as many other films ("Lacombe, Lucien" and "The Night Porter" are among many that spring to mind) "Black Book" remains fresh and hugely entertaining.
I credit vibrant performances, especially the lead performance by Carice Van Houten. She is never less than credible in portraying the smart, sassy survivor Rachel Stein, AKA "Ellis De Vries". This is a character and a performance that withstands all humiliations. (If you've seen the film, you will understand what I mean.)
Paul Verhoeven as a director always steers clear of the "politically correct". But I don't believe that he goes over the top, here. There is very little in the movie that is prurient, or even sexy, except perhaps a ribald song about a "little pianola".
Of more interest are the ways that Verhoeven continues to examine the psychology of Fascism, all the while turning many cliches on their heads.
Like Jerzy Kosinski in his novel "The Painted Bird", Verhoeven shows us that ignorant mobs can be more barbaric than Nazis, and that Fascism itself is a virus that few are immune from. Verhoeven even satirizes the severe religious fervor of some Dutch Christians, as he portrays a ... Read More
Rating: - A Truly Great Film
I have lately watched a number of European films and have come to the conclusion that, for straightforward storytelling with gripping scripts, wonderful production values and superb actors, the Europeans are putting Hollywood to shame.
In the present case, this is an absolutley outstanding movie. I cannot praise it highly enough. Carice van Houten gives a top-notch performance. What a woman! None of that cheap, phony Hollywood "strong woman" nonsense here. This is a real woman with guts, brains and heart. Everyone is perfectly cast and utterly believable. The story itself is highly entertaining, adventurous, moving, suspenseful and full of surprises as Carice's character moves through her life-changing WWII experience.
This is what movies are all about folks.
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