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Turkish delight is a book by the Dutch true artist Jan Wolkers: a painter, a sculptor, a writer. Symbol of sexual liberation in the 60's and 70's with a series of books about his youth, freeing himself of protestant chains and the general revolt against the bourgeoisie, Wolkers made himself big. But he became larger than life with his contribution to Dutch culture and the understanding of the Dutch mind. The movie itself is a delight with scenes shot in Amsterdam and the greater Amsterdam area: all that is fashionable passes by, not just sexual freedom and the confrontation with society. And the beauty of both Rutger Hauer and Monique van der Ven, is a well deserved extra.

The movie was a poor remake or "interpretation" of Danny Kaye's "The Inspector General" (1949) which was based on Gogol's "The Revisor". Either you love A. van Duin or you don't. There is no accounting for taste. Maybe you can't argue with success either, but it is Carry On vs Monty Python, when you prefer van Duin over Koot & Bie. The film itself was indeed a vehicle to cash in on the man's popularity. The Dutch film industry had turned from plain, decent and descriptive to sexy or just randy (Turkish Delight or Blue Movie) when this kind of movie hit the billboards. And after it the Verhoeven's and so on were successful in the US. Then Theo van Gogh came...and was killed.