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2021
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.
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*Source, Fair use#/media/File%3ABenedetta_2021_poster.jpg)* *Psychologically provocative, gripping and sexualisation of religion* When this film was released in 2021, I remember that there was a bit of an uproar mostly because sex and religion were the core themes. Many people, institutions and even countries found the film offensive. I downloaded it then simply for the controversy so I could watch it and assess if…More
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# Benedetta [Versión En Español] Hola hivers amantes de las películas y series, un placer escribir nuevamente para todos ustedes. En esta ocasión deseo compartir con todos ustedes mi opinión personal sobre una película controversial que puede escandalizar a más de un espectador, hoy deseo compartir con ustedes en una review sin spoilers sobre la película Benedetta, ¿muy subida de tono?, ¿vale la pena verla? Intentar…More
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Hi, movie lovers, I hope you're well. I have several nights where I don't fall asleep so early anymore and yesterday I thought of looking for something to watch and between searching and searching, I found the trailer of this French movie: Benedetta. A story (I still don't know if it's real or not) based on a book by Judith Brown and adapted by director Paul Verhoeven. Knowing that it was by this director, I was mor…More
A few days ago, before Christmas, I had the opportunity to see Benedetta. I had no intention of reviewing it, as the film deals with a subject that may be sensitive for many viewers. Sex and religion is a mixture that can cause an explosion of major proportions. Filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, a master filmmaker who knows how to provoke and transgress. He has done so in many of his previous films, including those made in…More
