Black Book (2006)
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
- Paul Verhoeven
- Michiel Collenteur
- Marc van der Bijl
- Tim Oliehoek
- Melina Karpovich
- Willem de Beukelaer
- Marije Hondelink
- Germain Meser
- Kenzo Overbeeke
- Els Rastelli
- Katja Sobrino
- Paul Verhoeven
- Gerard Soeteman
Rating: 7.457/10 by 1134 users
Alternative Title:
El libro negro - ES
Черная книга - RU
A Espiã - BR
黑皮書 - TW
Fekete könyv - HU
Czarna ksiega - PL
ブラックブック - JP
Black Book - US
Das schwarze Buch - DE
Scan: Juodoji knyga - LT
Country:
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Language:
Nederlands
Deutsch
English
עִבְרִית
Runtime: 02 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $21,000,000
Revenue: $26,768,563
Plot Keyword: in love with enemy, world war ii, prosecution, netherlands, singer, nazi occupation, 1940s, the hague, dutch resistance
_**Carice van Houten plays a spy working for the Dutch Resistance during WW2**_ During the German occupation of Netherlands in WW2, a Jewess singer turned spy (Carice van Houten) gains access to the Gestapo headquarters to help the Dutch Resistance. Sebastian Koch plays a sympathetic German officer while Waldemar Kobus is on hand as the heavy. Thom Hoffman plays an agent for the Resistance. “Black Book” (2006), aka “Zwartboek,” is a Euro WW2 film by Paul Verhoeven that balances drama, action, intrigue, romance and suspense. It’s reminiscent of contemporaneous flicks like “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “Valkyrie” (2008). It’s not great like the former, but it’s in the same league as the latter. Despite its length, the story movies along swiftly, albeit awkwardly on a couple occasions. Carice shines in the challenging key role and Koch is likable. There was one scene that I didn’t find convincing, but it was forgivable. Unfortunately there’s a twist in the last act involving a character that doesn’t gel with the character’s previous actions. The film runs 2 hours, 25 minutes, and was shot in the Netherlands with the bookend scenes filmed in Israel and studio work done in Brandenburg, Germany. GRADE: B-
