The Dutch actress Monique van de Ven is the closest what we have in the Netherlands to Film Royalty. Entering the movie industry at the young age of 19, her debut alongside Rutger Hauer in Paul Verhoeven's Turkish Delight (based on the wildly successful novel by Jan Wolkers), back in 1973, was a perfect storm of Dutch upcoming talent. For Monique it was the start of a long career in acting with many highlights. This year, the Vlissingen-based Film by the Sea Festival honored her with a Career Achievement Award. The festival also hosted the World Premiere of Claire Pijman's film A Woman Like Monique, a documentary-fiction hybrid about the actress. That someone would want to make a documentary about Monique van de Ven is...
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