Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some see the whole world in a grain of sand; Paul Verhoeven, with typical abundance, expands that old dictum, swapping a measly ...

Lorsque Virginie Efira accepte d’incarner l’héroïne du film Benedetta, le projet apparaît immédiatement comme un événement ...

At the Cannes Film Festival press conference for Paul Verhoeven’s competition title Benedetta this morning, director and cast fielded a series of questions about the film’s use of nudity and sex while ...

Inspired by true events and set in the 17th century, Belgian actress Virginie Efira portrays the title character, a nun named Benedetta Carlini. Elena Plonka plays her as a young girl who is sold to a ...

Director Paul Verhoeven’s lesbian nun drama pushes the envelope on sexuality, but proves fairly conventional in most other respects. Let’s begin with the wooden statue of the Virgin Mary that is young ...

Virginie Efira, the prolific actor of “Benedetta” who emceed last year’s Cannes Film Festival, will receive the French Cinema Award during the Unifrance Rendez-Vous, a week-long showcase of French ...

À la fin du XVIe siècle, Benedetta, fille d’un seigneur italien, très croyante et persuadée d’entretenir une relation particulière avec Dieu, entre dans un couvent de Toscane où elle va, au fil des ...

« Au XVe siècle, alors que la peste se propage en Italie, la très jeune Benedetta Carlini rejoint le couvent de Pescia en Toscane. Dès son plus jeune âge, Benedetta est capable de faire des miracles ...

Il n’y a pas de projections en salle prévues pour « Benedetta » le vendredi, 20. mars 2026.

This review of “Benedetta” first published on July 9, following its screening at Cannes 2021. Some see the whole world in a grain of sand; Paul Verhoeven, with typical abundance, expands that old ...