Zwartboek (2006, NED/GER/BEL) C-145m. SCOPE *** D: Paul Verhoeven. Starring Carice Van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Derek de Lint, Christian Berkel. In his first film since HOLLOW MAN (2000) and returning to his native The Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven proves he's still as powerful in filmmaking as ever with this WW2 tale of a young Jewish woman, who lives through a dangerous time in 1944 Germany. She becomes Nazi general Koch's lover to help the resistance movement, but then she discovers her affection for the man, who turns out less demonical and more human that his collaborators. Well-photographed, well-acted, well-paced, although it's still a bit overlong. Cowritten by Verhoeven. English title: BLACK BOOK.