France / Belgium / Netherlands,
2021, 131 min
(Alternative: 126 min)
Directed by:
Paul VerhoevenCinematography:
Jeanne LapoirieComposer:
Anne DudleyCast:
Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Louise Chevillotte, Hervé Pierre, Alexia ChardardVOD (2)
Plots(1)
From renowned provocateur Paul Verhoeven, Benedetta is a subversive erotic drama based on the true story of a 17th century nun entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair. Virginie Efira stars as the titular Benedetta, a nun whose religious fervor begins to manifest in increasingly sensual and violent visions of Jesus. These hallucinations arouse the suspicions of Charlotte Rampling's shrewd abbess, Sister Felicita, whose distrust grows when a farm girl called Bartolomea (Daphné Patakia) enters the convent seeking refuge, and quickly develops an attraction to Benedetta. (MUBI)
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