Michael Verhoeven


Michael Verhoeven is a German film director.

Life and work

Verhoeven is the son of the German film director Paul Verhoeven. He married actress Senta Berger in 1966; their sons are actor-director Simon Verhoeven and actor Luca Verhoeven. Together, the couple have a production company to make films. The 1970 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, which, with the Best Foreign film nomination of Das schreckliche Mädchen in 1990, cemented his reputation as an important political contributor to German film. Along with his films and documentary Der unbekannte Soldat, 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.

Awards

Director

Film
Television
Documentary and short films'