Role Film director | Name Michael Verhoeven Years active 1967–present | |
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Children Simon Verhoeven, Luca Verhoeven Parents Paul Verhoeven, Doris Kiesow Siblings Lis Verhoeven, Monika Verhoeven, Thomas Schultze-Westrum, Regine Schelkopf Movies The Nasty Girl, Die Weise Rose, My Mother's Courage, ok, The Unknown Soldier Similar People | ||
Michael Verhoeven (born 13 July 1938 in Berlin) is a German film director.
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Life and work
Verhoeven is the son of German film director, Paul Verhoeven (not to be confused with the Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven). He married actress Senta Berger in 1966; their son is the actor-director Simon Verhoeven. Together, the couple have a production company to make films. The anti-Vietnam War film, o.k. was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival, but led to a scandal that forced the collapse of the festival without the awarding of any prizes.
In 1982, Verhoeven released Die weiße Rose (The White Rose), which, with the Best Foreign film nomination of Das schreckliche Mädchen (The Nasty Girl) in 1990, cemented his reputation as an important political contributor to German film. Along with his films Mutters Courage (My Mother's Courage) and documentary Der unbekannte Soldat (The Unknown Soldier), they have been hailed as an unstinting examination of Germany's Nazi period. In 1992, he was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.
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