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Benedetta. (film) Benedetta is a 2021 biographical psychological drama film co-written and directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a nun in the 17th century who joins an Italian convent while a young child and later has a lesbian love affair with another nun, while seeing religious visions. [4] [5]
Dec 3, 2021 · Based on a true story, a 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
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Benedetta (2021) - Plot summary, synopsis, and more... In 17th-century Pescia, Italy, a young Benedetta Carlini (Elena Plonka) is enrolled by her parents in a Theatine convent run by Abbess Felicita (Charlotte Rampling), to become a nun. 18 years later, while playing the Virgin Mary in a play, the adult Benedetta (Virginie Efira) has a vision of Jesus calling to her.
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Dec 3, 2021 · There’s more to it. After all, as Benedetta is told, “Your worst enemy is your body.”. This is a world in which the female body is seen as inherently sinful in all its needs and functions. Verhoeven seeks to explore that, placing that body on full display and leaning into carnal needs as filtered through religious iconography.
Benedetta is a 2021 historical drama directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on a true story of a 17th-century nun who falls in love with a novice. The film also features religious visions, a forbidden affair, and a star-studded cast.
