Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent) poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Tonny Huurdeman, Wim van den Brink, Hans Boskamp

Sort of a cross between "Love Story" and an earthy Rembrandt painting, this movie stars Rutger Hauer as a gifted Dutch sculptor who has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful youn...( read more  read more... )g girl. The story follows the arc of their relationship and his interaction with her family. Told in flashback form, initially Hauer is seen as a libertine lothario collector, taking trophies from his sexual conquests and pasting them in a book. He sees a sculpture he made of his lost lover and goes into a flashback of his relationship with his wife. He meets the girl, falls in love with/marries her, and we meet her parents: a charming, well meaning, bumbling father, and his shrew of a wife, who's convinced Hauer's too much of a bohemian to make a good mate for her daughter. Eventually, the petty jealousies, the sexual hijinks, and the climactic vomit scene prove too much for the marriage, and sculptor and his lady fair separate. Flash forward several months, and Hauer finds the girl back in Holland after an American sojourn. Their reunion is short lived; the somewhat melodramatic ending mirrors "Love Story".

Flixster Users

78% liked it

1,499 ratings

R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven

Release Date: February 22, 1973

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: May 10, 2007

Stats: 104 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

None yet... Got one?

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (104)

  • habitualdamnation
    January 27, 2008
    habitualdamnation
    How grand. How lovely.
  • mvieaddict
    March 25, 2009
    mvieaddict
    This is a very intense movie about love, hate, life and death with a lot of symbolism and realism at the same time. The plot is located in the early 70ies in Amsterdam and features Monique van der Ven and Rutger Hauer who give a really great performance. The supporting actors are...( read more) also very well chosen, and Paul Verhoeven as the director, there are no words for, Marvelous.

    It is one of the best European films I've ever seen till now. Funny, realistic and, this film is so catchy that you don't even notice the time passing by. Rutger Hauer is in one of his first roles here, and appears in the nude almost all the time. Many will enjoy... I did !!
  • g0y
    September 17, 2009
    g0y
    If it's a Verhoeven flick count me in! Verhoeven films a bittersweet romance that starts out like American Psycho and turns into something sentimental. Turks Fruit is unaware of the MPAA so the on-screen couple get naked whenever they want. And Rutger Hauer as a ruthless and hila...( read more)rious hypersexual isn't afraid of flashing his dick for the camera.
  • sleepykiss
    June 11, 2009
    sleepykiss
    Not what I expected. Its a very sad love story with lotsa lotsa sex thrown in. Reminded me of BETTY BLUE. And Rutger is too gorgeoussss. A must see for all RHauer fans.
  • bjaccobs
    January 6, 2009
    bjaccobs
    The movie is different and a little strange but, very well told.
    It's a love story where the main character's have sex (lots of sex-this movie is full of nudity), get jealous of each other (one of them imagines murdering the other one) while going through the ups and downs and ...( read more)shared moments of a typical relationship.
    It's a very good movie.
  • n1mr0d
    November 29, 2008
    n1mr0d
    the first time i see a movie of rutger hauer young. you'll enjoy it
  • bandeapartduo
    November 23, 2008
    bandeapartduo
    kurgusu dikkat cekici.
  • hypathio7
    October 23, 2008
    hypathio7
    nominated for best foreign film at the oscars

View All Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent) Reviews

Critic Reviews

No recent reviews.

Comments

This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent)" !

Post A Comment | View All Comments

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.

Cast

More Like This

Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • Spetters
    Spetters (100%)
  • 37°2 le Matin (Betty Blue) (37.2 Degrees in the Morning)
    37°2 le Matin (Betty Blue) (37.2 Degrees in t... (0%)
  • Les Valseuses (Going Places) (Getting It Up) (Making It)
    Les Valseuses (Going Places) (Getting It Up) ... (0%)
  • Maîtresse (Mistress)
    Maîtresse (Mistress) (0%)

More Movies like Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent)

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

Turks Fruit (Turk... : Watch Free on TV

Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent) Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent). Want to create one?

Video Clips

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Meet Other Fans

Add Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight) (The Sensualist) (Wild Intent) to favorites

Recent News

No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?