Michael Verhoeven
Michael Verhoeven (born 13 July 1938) is a German film director. Life and work. Verhoeven is the son of the German film director Paul Verhoeven (not to be confused with the Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven). He married actress Senta Berger in 1966; their sons are actor-director Simon Verhoeven (born 1972) and actor Luca Verhoeven (born 1979). 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" ("The White Rose"), which, with the Best Foreign film nomination of "Das schreckliche Mädchen" ("The Nasty Girl") in 1990, cemented his reputation as an important political contributor to German film. Along with his films "" ("My Mother's Courage") and documentary "Der unbekannte Soldat" ("The Unknown Soldier"), 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. Selected filmography. Director. Film Television Documentary and short films