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De passievrucht (2003)
disappointing
The term 'based on the bestseller of Karel Glastra van Loon' means a very free association. The film is based on the book as the Troy is based on the epic of Homer. Just the main differences: 1.- in the book the fact, that the grandfather is the biological father becomes obvious only after his death - a secret letter has been found. So Armin couldn't challenge his father. 2.- the idea of his son Bo - to spread the ashes of the grandpa onto the grave of Monica, and go on with their lives - which is a touching moment in the book to find resignation, is completely absent from the film. 3.- in the book Monica's affair with Robert (her previous lover) wasn't a blow-job (instead a jerk-off). It's not just a small nuance (even in the book Robert says 'I wanted a blow-job, but she didn't want that'). 4.- the description of the threesome with Ellen seems to be an accidental event in the book, while in the film everything looks like an orgy orchestrated by Monica 5.- in the book Ellen describes us the act between the grandfather and Monica (quite hasty but passionate, but at the same time it was - at least partly - initiated by Armin's father) 6.- it was absolutely useless to put the parents of Monica into the film, it's just one scene - and without any further explanation it's rather confusing. I understand completely, that a film would never be able to give the same feelings, emotions as the book it is based on, but in this case the film pictures Monica as a sensual whore. I think this film sacrificed all the values of the original book on the altar of popularity. Instead of concentrating on the thoughts of a man, his altered, but at the same time unchanged father-child relationship - this film makes the whole story a quest (think about the mugshots of the possible suspects). I recommend everyone (apart from the real Clarice van Houten fans, like myself :-) to read the book instead.