Racy sex in a convent? Explicit dreams about Jesus Christ? A coming-of-age lesbian love story? Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta” featured all that and more, leaving its premiere audien…
But in the end, the French approved. The period drama screened on Friday night at the 74th annual Cannes, where it was showered with a robust five-minute standing ovation.
As she grapples with that revelation, she falls in love with her caretaker, a young nun named Bartolomea . Their explicit love affair unravels with racy love scenes reminiscent of “Blue is the Warmest Colour” and a sex toy that’s carved out of a wooden figure of the Virgin Mary.
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