Event Details
In Paul Verhoeven’s stylish, psychological-erotic thriller, author Gerard (Jeroen Krabbé), begins a romantic affair with Christine (Renée Soutendijk), an enigmatic widow from literary society, only to become obsessed with her lover, Herman (Thom Hoffman). While continuing the affair in hopes of getting closer to Herman, Gerard is plagued by ominous visions, fueling paranoid thoughts about Christine plotting murder. Based on the novel by celebrated Dutch author Gerard Reve, The 4th Man was Verhoeven’s final film shot in Dutch before directing English-language and Hollywood productions. It was the Netherlands’ official submission for International Feature Film at the 56th Academy Awards, and, upon its release in the US, gave American audiences a taste of Verhoeven’s unabashed take on sex, violence, and religion.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1983 | 102 min. | Netherlands | Color | Dutch with English subtitles | Not Rated | 35mm
DIRECTED BY: Paul Verhoeven
WRITTEN BY: Gerard Soeteman
WITH: Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Dolf de Vries
Print courtesy of the ConstellationCenter Collection at the Academy Film Archive.