True Story Behind Lesbian Nun Thriller ‘Benedetta’

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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Check out more about lesbian nun Benedetta: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10288001/The-true-story-lesbian-nun-movie-dubbed-years-raciest-film.html

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