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He's trying to, like, best
somebody we consider to be one of the most,
like, unimpeachable directors of contemporary cinema,
and everyone is like, "cool." Nayman: I've just always thought
it's interesting that verhoeven was widely
understood in America as a satirist
and as a social commentator as long as the primary texture
of his films was violence
somebody we consider to be one of the most,
like, unimpeachable directors of contemporary cinema,
and everyone is like, "cool." Nayman: I've just always thought
it's interesting that verhoeven was widely
understood in America as a satirist
and as a social commentator as long as the primary texture
of his films was violence
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He's trying to, like, best
somebody we consider
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to be one of the most,
like, unimpeachable directors
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of contemporary cinema,
and everyone is like, "cool."
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Nayman: I've just always thought
it's interesting
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that verhoeven was widely
understood in America
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as a satirist
and as a social commentator
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as long as the primary texture
of his films was violence...
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Movie Summary
Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
