{"product_id":"paul-verhoeven-margaret-barton-fumo-9781496810151","title":"Paul Verhoeven: Interviews","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a robust career in the Netherlands as the country's most successful director, Paul Verhoeven (b. 1938) built an impressive career in the United States with such controversial blockbusters as \u003cem\u003eRoboCop\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBasic Instinct\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eShowgirls\u003c\/em\u003e before returning home to direct 2006's \u003cem\u003eBlack Book\u003c\/em\u003e. After a recent stint as a reality television judge in the Netherlands, Verhoeven returned to the big screen with his first feature film in a decade, a highly anticipated French-language production, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Isabelle Huppert.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerhoeven, who holds an advanced degree in mathematics and physics, boasts a fascinating background. Traversing Hollywood, the Dutch film industry, and now French filmmaking, the interviews in this volume reveal a complex, often ambiguous figure, as well as a director of immense talent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaul Verhoeven: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e covers every phase of the director's career, beginning with six newly translated Dutch newspaper interviews dating back to 1968 and ending with a set of previously unpublished interviews dedicated to his most recent work. He experimented with crowd-sourced filmmaking for the television show \u003cem\u003eThe Entertainment Experience\u003c\/em\u003e, which resulted in the film \u003cem\u003eTricked\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as his latest feature \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e. Editor Margaret Barton-Fumo includes \"Sex, Cinema and Showgirls,\" a long out-of-print essay by Verhoeven on his most controversial film, accompanied by pages of original storyboards from this and some of Verhoeven's other films. Finally, Barton-Fumo allots due attention to the director's little-known lifelong fascination with the historical Jesus Christ. Verhoeven is the only non-theologian member of the exclusive Westar Institute and author of the book \u003cem\u003eJesus of Nazareth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Barton-Fumo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496810155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496810151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Margaret Barton-Fumo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936381698303,"sku":"9781496810151","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b0dd4f0c-fc96-45bd-a2e1-c324ddcc185d.jpg?v=1681425225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paul-verhoeven-margaret-barton-fumo-9781496810151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}