The Fourth Man is a 1983 Dutch suspense film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Violent and with full nudity, keep those things in mind as you decide whether or not to watch it, but in the U.S. this was the highest-grossing Dutch film of all-time. You can watch it online here.
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Empire Online concludes with this: "The darkly comic sexual obsession is complemented by Verhoeven's stylish eroticism, wild religious iconography and plentiful nudity." Time Out calls it "a deliciously overripe male melodrama based on a novel by Gerard Reve and packed with ostentatious, tongue-in-cheek symbolism". Moria gives it a positive review and calls it "an amusing homo-erotic take on Don’t Look Now (1973)". DVD Talk recommends it for anyone who likes suspense films.
Empire Magazine includes it on their list of "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema". Rotten Tomatoes has a consensus critics rating of 100%.
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...sounds great! Not!
ReplyDeleteActually, it _was_ great lol
DeleteThis looks good. I think I will try to find time today to watch it. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to know what you think. It'd be a fascinating film for a group discussion, I think. It surprises me there are all kinds of book discussion groups but I've seen known for movies.
Delete🤔 ‘spect I’ll pass
ReplyDeleteSo many movies, so little time ;)
DeleteThe plot sounds very surreal and atmospheric! Wishing you a happy new week 😀. Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteYes, surreal, definitely surreal.
DeleteSomehow sexual eroticism and religious iconography don't seem to go together in the same sentence, so I wonder how it would work for an entire film (grin).
ReplyDeleteThe main character is Catholic, so his visions are filled with religious imagery that serve as warnings. Does he heed the warnings? or even understand them? Of course not. It really is a fascinating film.
DeleteEven the trailer is weird. LOL!
ReplyDeleteThat voiceover! He was warned. He should've listened.
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