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| Directed by | Paul Verhoeven |
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| Based on | Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by Judith C. Brown |
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| Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
| Edited by | Job ter Burg |
| Music by | Anne Dudley |
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Running time | 132 minutes[1] |
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| Language | French |
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| Box office | $4.3 million[3] |
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]
The film is loosely based on the 1985 non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by Judith C. Brown.[6] Its production included most of the key crew members from Verhoeven's previous film Elle (which also co-starred Efira), such as producer Saïd Ben Saïd, writer David Birke, composer Anne Dudley and editor Job ter Burg.
The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 74th Cannes Film Festival on 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Benedetta (2022)". Irish Film Classification Office. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Benedetta (2021)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Benedetta (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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- ^ Brown, Judith C. (1985). Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1950-3675-6.