Benedetta
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.
- Released: 2021-07-09
- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History, Romance
- Stars: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Louise Chevillotte, Hervé Pierre, Guilaine Londez, Alexia Chardard, Quentin D'Hainaut, Jonathan Couzinié, Satya Dusaugey, Antoine Lelandais, David Clavel, Nicolas Gaspar, Gaëlle Jantet, Justine Bachelet, Lauriane Riquet, Eléna Plonka, Héloïse Bresc, Vinciane Millereau, Jérôme Chappatte, Ewan Ribard, Nicolas Béguinot, Pedro Radicic, Benjamin Penemaria, Frédéric Sauzay, Sophie Breyer, Célia Kaci, Alexia Chardard, Sébastien Chabane, Boris Gillot, Léa Lopez, Olga Milshtein, Pascal Le Corre, Raphaël Potier, Philippe Saunier, Fabrice Cals, Gaëlle Jeantet
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
Comments
- ellectrika - 20 June 2024
Absolute atrocity and inaccurate
I watched this with a hope it would be worthwhile. Oh lordy...
Whilst trying to 'tug' on the heart strings it completely failed to move forward other than showing naked bodies...I really think the world needs more, especially in this current situation/climate.
Times are changing and so are we all...being kind is free. Be accurate....this film is not on numerous levels.
Not listed but a lot of Ai was used for this; long before Ai was even spoken about.
The film was good but just too over-ridden with chaotic scenes and try-hard scenes.
Ok film, if you have time to spare but otherwise...tiresome 👀 - richardchatten - 27 August 2023
Behind Convent Walls
The many vicissitudes attendant upon convent life have been a cinematic mainstay since at least 'The Song of Bernadette' eighty years ago; while as you might expect from a film directed by Paul Verhoeven this particular manifestation takes ample advantage of the Sapphic potential implicit in a bunch of lonely young maidens cooped up without men.
The tone is established early on when on her first appearance mother superior Charlotte Rampling's immediate concern is to haggle over the young Benedetta's dowry; while a few minutes later after her prayer to the Virgin Mary is answered by the statue toppling on to her according to the nuns who witness the event the fact she wasn't killed was the miraculous part.
A PEDANT WRITES: Employing subtitles confers a certain gravitas, but did people in the Middle Ages really say "screw her"?
