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Benedetta

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Year

Genre

biography, drama, romance

Box Office

$354,481

Production

N/A

Awards

3 wins & 21 nominations

Benedetta

Soeur Felicita - abbesse

Charlotte Rampling

Bartolomea

Daphné Patakia

Le nonce

Alfonso Cecchi

Olivier Rabourdin

Christina

Louise Chevillotte

Paolo Ricordati

Midea Carlini

Clotilde Courau

Giuliano Carlini

Soeur Jacopa

Guilaine Londez

Soeur Petra

Gaëlle Jeantet

Soeur Juliana

Justine Bachelet

Soeur Rosanna

Lauriane Riquet

Benedetta enfant

Christina enfant

Héloïse Bresc

Jésus

Jonathan Couzinié

Le docteur

Vinciane Millereau

Le secrétaire

Jérôme Chappatte

Le bourreau

Le scribe

Nicolas Béguinot

Mercenaire borgne

Mercrenaire dragon

Capitaine des mercenaires

Le capitaine des soldats

Benjamin Penemaria

Lieutenant

Antoine Lelandais

Le berger

Frédéric Sauzay

Novice

Jeune novice

Giulia

Alexia Chardard

Badaud #1

Sébastien Chabane

Marchand

Adolescente Pescia 1

Adolescente Pescia 2

Flagellant #1

Pascal Le Corre

Victime de la peste

Raphaël Potier

Habitant de Pescia

Philippe Saunier

Habitant de la ville

Un villageois

Quentin D'Hainaut

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- And only us.
- Jesus has chosen. - Benedetta

- And only us. - Jesus has chosen.

But who decides what is God's will? - Benedetta

But who decides what is God's will?

Causa finita. - Benedetta

Reverend Mother,
I'll stay with her. - Benedetta

Reverend Mother, I'll stay with her.

But if she doesn't go by vespers,
you must leave her side. - Benedetta

But if she doesn't go by vespers, you must leave her si...

It will be my first divine office
as Abbess. - Benedetta

It will be my first divine office as Abbess.

Perfect - Benedetta

The Provost gets his bishopric
and the Theatines will prosper. - Benedetta

The Provost gets his bishopric and the Theatines will prospe...

It may be vain and useless,
but I have devoted my life to it. - Benedetta

It may be vain and useless, but I have devoted my life to it...

I had one life to give
and I chose this convent. - Benedetta

I had one life to give and I chose this convent.

People have to know.
What's going on here is blasphemy. - Benedetta

People have to know. What's going on here is blasphemy.

If they don't denounce Benedetta, - Benedetta

If they don't denounce Benedetta,

You refused to bow before God.
Have you repented? - Benedetta

You refused to bow before God. Have you repented?

Speak. Restore your bonds
to the Lord, the living Christ. - Benedetta

Speak. Restore your bonds to the Lord, the living Christ.

I accuse myself of remaining silent. - Benedetta

I accuse myself of remaining silent.

She used a shard of glass - Benedetta

She used a shard of glass

Today's reading is taken from Leviticus. - Benedetta

Today's reading is taken from Leviticus.

But, before I begin, - Benedetta

But, before I begin,

When she fell,
she broke a glass jar and... - Benedetta

When she fell, she broke a glass jar and...

And I'm sure the other signs
came about the same way. - Benedetta

And I'm sure the other signs came about the same way.

So, you saw our Reverend Mother
cut herself with a shard of glass? - Benedetta

So, you saw our Reverend Mother cut herself with a shard of ...

Yes. And I told the Abbess. - Benedetta

Yes. And I told the Abbess.

You do know - Benedetta

Did Sister Christina - Benedetta

Did Sister Christina

She denies me! - Benedetta

- What did I enjoy?
- Christina whipping herself. I saw you. - Benedetta

- What did I enjoy? - Christina whipping herself. I saw you.

- What does it mean?
- It's a sign from God. A warning. - Benedetta

- What does it mean? - It's a sign from God. A warning.

I'll lay hands on her
to intercede for her soul. - Benedetta

I'll lay hands on her to intercede for her soul.

- I can intervene.
- Hands off her! Get away! - Benedetta

- I can intervene. - Hands off her! Get away!

A word from me
and Jesus saves her from the flames. - Benedetta

A word from me and Jesus saves her from the flames.

I don't know
how God makes things happen. - Benedetta

I don't know how God makes things happen.

Shame does not exist
under the protection of God's love. - Benedetta

Shame does not exist under the protection of God's love...

At the hospital.
She won't survive, Your Excellency. - Benedetta

At the hospital. She won't survive, Your Excellency.

That's three since Sunday, - Benedetta

That's three since Sunday,

A few more weeks and he'll be here. - Benedetta

A few more weeks and he'll be here.

Extraordinary accusations
require extraordinary proof. - Benedetta

Extraordinary accusations require extraordinary proof.

You may suspect my motives, - Benedetta

You may suspect my motives,

And if this sister is guilty of blasphemy, - Benedetta

And if this sister is guilty of blasphemy,

But if your testimony proves false... - Benedetta

But if your testimony proves false...

"For the third angel sounded his trumpet - Benedetta

"For the third angel sounded his trumpet

"Its pestilence will poison
a third of the waters." - Benedetta

"Its pestilence will poison a third of the waters."...

The plague will come to Pescia! - Benedetta

The plague will come to Pescia!

Jesus made a promise to me, his bride, - Benedetta

Jesus made a promise to me, his bride,

My sweet Jesus,
we know you are among us. - Benedetta

My sweet Jesus, we know you are among us.

Here, we're under the authority
of Jesus himself. - Benedetta

Here, we're under the authority of Jesus himself.

I am Alfonso Giglioli, Papal Nuncio, - Benedetta

I am Alfonso Giglioli, Papal Nuncio,

It grieves me to tell you, - Benedetta

It grieves me to tell you,

I'll celebrate the funeral mass with you.
Take me to her. Let's go. - Benedetta

I'll celebrate the funeral mass with you. Take me to he...

Anyone who enters
must be examined by our doctors. - Benedetta

Anyone who enters must be examined by our doctors.

Before she died,
the Abbess revealed how God wanted us - Benedetta

Before she died, the Abbess revealed how God wanted us

- Another vision?
- Yes, Excellency, exactly. - Benedetta

- Another vision? - Yes, Excellency, exactly.

Her coffin was to be carried
by nine novices dressed as angels. - Benedetta

Her coffin was to be carried by nine novices dressed as ange...

Per istam sanctam unctionem... - Benedetta

Per istam sanctam unctionem...

Jesus sent me back down here - Benedetta

Jesus sent me back down here

Concern yourself
not with the fires of Hell. - Benedetta

Concern yourself not with the fires of Hell.

It may be the fires of this world
that consume you. - Benedetta

It may be the fires of this world that consume you.

I saw swollen bodies. I saw blood.
Rich and poor, women and children. - Benedetta

I saw swollen bodies. I saw blood. Rich and poor, women and ...

You stand accused of blasphemy, - Benedetta

You stand accused of blasphemy,

It must be somewhere. Look again. - Benedetta

It must be somewhere. Look again.

How did you come to witness these acts? - Benedetta

How did you come to witness these acts?

Through a spyhole that I cut myself - Benedetta

Through a spyhole that I cut myself

We are not judging
the former Abbess's conduct. - Benedetta

We are not judging the former Abbess's conduct.

We should.
How do we know her declarations - Benedetta

We should. How do we know her declarations

- Or spite?
- Sister Felicita's testimony - Benedetta

- Or spite? - Sister Felicita's testimony

Have you looked upon
Abbess Benedetta with lust? - Benedetta

Have you looked upon Abbess Benedetta with lust?

This convent seems rarely bound
by the possible. - Benedetta

This convent seems rarely bound by the possible.

Bartolomea, have you - yes or no - - Benedetta

Bartolomea, have you - yes or no -

You have not expressed
your love for your sisters - Benedetta

You have not expressed your love for your sisters

Sister Felicita, - Benedetta

Sister Felicita,

Express her love for the Mother Superior? - Benedetta

Express her love for the Mother Superior?

She used a wooden figure - Benedetta

She used a wooden figure

To penetrate the sex of Benedetta - Benedetta

To penetrate the sex of Benedetta

Crimen nefastum. - Benedetta

Crimen nefastum.

An abomination that merits
the ultimate punishment. - Benedetta

An abomination that merits the ultimate punishment.

You might yet save your soul, child. - Benedetta

You might yet save your soul, child.

You might save yourself from the stake.
Benedetta, too. - Benedetta

You might save yourself from the stake. Benedetta, too.

You can save your soul, if you speak. - Benedetta

You can save your soul, if you speak.

Sister Juliana is hateful.
I wished her dead! - Benedetta

Sister Juliana is hateful. I wished her dead!

Have you seen the like before? - Benedetta

Have you seen the like before?

Joan of Arc was a courageous warrior, - Benedetta

Joan of Arc was a courageous warrior,

..and yet, she confessed to all her sins
upon sight of the torture instruments. - Benedetta

..and yet, she confessed to all her sins upon sight of the t...

There is no need to pretend
to be braver than Joan of Arc. - Benedetta

There is no need to pretend to be braver than Joan of Arc.

No need to pretend anything. - Benedetta

No need to pretend anything.

We are strangers as yet
but we're on the same boat. - Benedetta

We are strangers as yet but we're on the same boat.

The love of Christ, do you mean? - Benedetta

The love of Christ, do you mean?

That warmth you feel,
here... - Benedetta

That warmth you feel, here...

Bartolomea is the particular - Benedetta

Bartolomea is the particular

Or the universal reaches you
through a chunk of wood, is that right? - Benedetta

Or the universal reaches you through a chunk of wood, is tha...

Blasphemy! - Benedetta

The people of Pescia
won't let you burn their protector. - Benedetta

The people of Pescia won't let you burn their protector...

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A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

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Director: Paul Verhoeven

Writer: David Birke, Paul Verhoeven, Judith C. Brown

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama, romance

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $354,481

Released: 03 Dec 2021

Awards: 3 wins & 21 nominations

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