1973 · 108 min · R

Turkish Delight

Name: Turkish Delight
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1973
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Tonny Huurdeman, Wim van den Brink, Hans Boskamp

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Drama, Romance

Turkish Delight (1973) is a Drama film, directed by Paul Verhoeven set in Amsterdam during the 1970s. It runs 108 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and grief & loss play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Rogier van Otterloo

Cinematography

Jan de Bont

Cast

Monique van de VenRutger HauerTonny HuurdemanWim van den BrinkHans BoskampDolf de VriesManfred de GraafDick Scheffer

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Amsterdam

Setting

Urban

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Grief & Loss

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

RomanticMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1974
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Turkish Delight

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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