The lesbian nun thriller dubbed “this year’s raciest film” has everyone talking. Directed by legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, “Benedetta” tells the story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, a 17th century Italian nun who has a forbidden lesbian affair, while claiming to have erotic visions of Jesus. First shown at Cannes, the film contains scenes of sex, self-flagellation and “nun-on-nun kissing,” as one commentator put it.
In one particularly provocative scene, Benedetta uses a wooden Virgin Mary figurine as a sex toy. Verhoeven based his film on the book “Immodest Acts: The Life Of A Lesbian Nun In Renaissance Italy,” which confirms the real-life events of the nun who reported supernatural visions and believed the Virgin Mary and Jesus wanted to seduce her. She gained mythic status for embarking on a lesbian affair with a novice after claiming she was possessed by a male demon and so it was not a sin.
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