Benedetta

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
  • limp_tr - 5 May 2024
    Very confused...
    What did I just watch? I must admit that I do not know the original story. Normally, this movie would fall into horror genre, but when the possession occurs in a monastery to a nun then it turns into a drama... Like the people surrounding Benedetta I was doubting if she was actually possessed or not. But after seeing her visions coming true, I believed her... but by whom? Haven't we seen all these symptoms in devil possession movies? So, is it that Jesus also enjoys sexual activities (with women of course... especially after getting the heart of Jesus, she acts on the will of Jesus or her own?) or human sacrifices? I want to thank Verhoven for pointing to this blurry line between good and evil, and also in showing what humans are capable of in the name of "God".
  • phildeesnow - 9 June 2023
    Blasphemous, Racist, unnecessary
    Boy i was wrong when I thought this movie was going to be inspirational and beautiful, in the lines of Brother sun, sister moon... it's not.

    It's not provocative or edgy either, is just soft porn disguized as something deeper.

    The scenery is amazing and the photography is also superb, but from the first scene you can tell it was going to be insulting and stupid.

    It doesn't matter if you are Christian or Jewish, you are going to feel disrespected from the get go.

    If that wasn't enough offence, let's add some LGBTQ agenda... I know it's not Zeffirelli, but Verhoven, still, even Cronenberg would have make something better.