Benedetta

R18+
2020
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131 mins
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Director Paul Verhoeven reteams with Elle star Virginie Efira and producer Saïd Ben Saïd for this true story drama set... More

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Benedetta | Ratings & Reviews

"The flesh is weak but the third act is even weaker..."

IndieWireIndieWire

"Every bit as outrageous as you'd expect..."

The TelegraphThe Telegraph

"Verhoeven may have to do some contrite murmuring in the confessional for this one."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"The narrative can feel a bit clunky... although Verhoeven throws in a few funny lines and enough action to keep Benedetta from descending into a long-winded sacrilegious exposé..."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Paul Verhoeven’s lesbian nun drama pushes the envelope on sexuality, but proves fairly conventional in most other respects."

VarietyVariety

"It’s the tone that’s off here, as it is throughout a film which seems to wink at what it perhaps wants us to see as irony... while keeping both eyes firmly open."

Screen DailyScreen Daily

"A heady, campy mix of religious imagery, corporeal abjectness, and masochism."

Slant MagazineSlant Magazine

"Equal parts funny, sensual and incendiary, it's a committed work... even if its exploration of the war between body and spirit occasionally falls short."

IGNIGN

"An enjoyable, provocative experience."

San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle

"As ever, (Verhoeven) is just as invested in salacious shock as he is in itchy profundity."

The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail

"Violent, erotic, and hollow..."

The New YorkerThe New Yorker

"Elegantly crafted, formidably well performed and as fascinating as it is lurid."

Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal

"Verhoeven brings more vitality to his work than many filmmakers half his age, and his screenplay (with David Birke) is a tasteless hoot..."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"The only blessing here is when it's over."

Associated PressAssociated Press

"A biting examination of Catholicism with a sly sense of humor."

Chicago ReaderChicago Reader

Benedetta | Details

Rating
R18+,
Runtime
131
Genre
Drama, True Story & Biography
Country of origin
France