keetje tippel be one of verhoeven less know movie but it really deserve to be see and good know and all over the world . reason why it isn not know well be i think because of turk fruit from 1973. after that movie people expect this movie to be a sort of turk fruit 2 and also because it be once again direct by verhoeven and have monique van de ven and rutger hauer a the two main lead . turk fruit and keetje tippel ( and in a way also verhoeven earlier movie wat zien ik ) show some similarity in the way the story be tell but it be in fact of course two totally different movie . the movie provide a pretty good and insightful view of life in late 19th century amsterdam . the atmosphere of the old amsterdam be perfectly capture by jan de bont cinematography and by the costume design and art direction . what make keetje tippel well than the average period drama be the directness of the story tell . this be of course thanks to verhoeven typical style of direct that always be very direct and straight to the point . once more the movie feature quite some nudity and confront scene . but it all work well because it serve a purpose in the movie and it obviously not only put in it to simply shock the viewer in a cheap way . the movie however be quite short and it do not feel that the movie cover the entire story and the end be abrupt and not entirely satisfy because it still leave a bunch of question unanswered . the act isn not always top class but this be more because of the simple dialog and rather than it the actor their fault . rutger hauer however deserve credit for his role and he play his character in a very believable way . monique van de ven be good for about 70 % of the time but her acting really push it at time and her character at time go a bit too much over the top . the movie far more feature a good supporting cast . the story be always interesting and you never know what be go to happen next and thanks to the unpredictable and realistic character that be be portray in this movie . the movie be base on the real life of neel doff and which give the movie an even more realistic and confront feeling . good than your average period drama . see this movie if you get the chance . positive .