Relatively recently we criticized Man of God as a film that obscures reality and, by deifying religious feeling, could lead those who adopt its standpoint only to wrong, deceptive paths.1 Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven’s latest film, can in many ways be considered its opposite. It is a film that demythologizes, deconstructs and keenly dissects religion with […]
Benedetta, is the work of director Paul Verhoeven and tells the true story of a 17th-century nun named Benedetta Carlini who had a sexual relationship with a fellow nun.