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Benedetta (film)

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Benedetta is a 2021 biographical psychological drama film co-written and directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a nun in the 17th century who joins an Italian convent while a young child and later has a lesbian love affair with another nun, while seeing religious visions. The film is loosely based on the 1985 non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by Judith C. Brown. Its production included most of the key crew members from Verhoeven's previous film Elle (which also co-starred Efira), such as producer Saïd Ben Saïd, writer David Birke, composer Anne Dudley and editor Job ter Burg. The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 74th Cannes Film Festival on 9 July 2021.

Infobox

Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay by
mw- David Birke Paul Verhoeven
Based on
Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italyby Judith C. Brown
Produced by
Saïd Ben Saïd Michel Merkt Jérôme Seydoux
Starring
Virginie Efira Charlotte Rampling Daphné Patakia Lambert Wilson Olivier Rabourdin Louise Chevillotte Hervé Pierre Clotilde Courau
Cinematography
Jeanne Lapoirie
Edited by
Job ter Burg
Music by
Anne Dudley
Productioncompanies
SBS Productions Pathé France 2 Cinéma France 3 Cinéma Topkapi Films Belga Productions
Distributed by
Pathé (France) Independent Films (Netherlands) Belga Films (Belgium)
Release dates
9 July 2021 (2021-07-09) (Cannes) 9 July 2021 (2021-07-09) (France) 8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) (Belgium) 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14) (Netherlands)
Running time
132 minutes
Countries
France Netherlands Belgium
Language
French
Budget
€19.8 million (est. $21.3 million)
Box office
$4.3 million

Tables

· Reception › Accolades
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Award
Cannes Film Festival
Date of ceremony
17 July 2021
Category
Palme d'Or
Recipient(s)
Paul Verhoeven
Result
Nominated
Queer Palm
Queer Palm
Award
Queer Palm
Date of ceremony
Paul Verhoeven
Category
Nominated
César Awards
César Awards
Award
César Awards
Date of ceremony
25 February 2022
Category
Best Actress
Recipient(s)
Virginie Efira
Result
Nominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society
Hawaii Film Critics Society
Award
Hawaii Film Critics Society
Date of ceremony
13 January 2022
Category
Best Best Foreign Language Film
Recipient(s)
Benedetta
Result
Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Award
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Date of ceremony
1 January 2022
Category
Best Best Foreign Language Film
Recipient(s)
Benedetta
Result
Nominated
Lumière Awards
Lumière Awards
Award
Lumière Awards
Date of ceremony
17 January 2022
Category
Best Actress
Recipient(s)
Virginie Efira
Result
Nominated
Best Female Revelation
Best Female Revelation
Award
Best Female Revelation
Date of ceremony
Daphné Patakia
Category
Nominated
Magritte Awards
Magritte Awards
Award
Magritte Awards
Date of ceremony
12 February 2022
Category
Most Promising Actress
Recipient(s)
Daphné Patakia
Result
Nominated
National Board of Review
National Board of Review
Award
National Board of Review
Date of ceremony
15 March 2022
Category
Top Five Foreign Language Films
Recipient(s)
Benedetta
Result
Won
Women Film Critics Circle
Women Film Critics Circle
Award
Women Film Critics Circle
Date of ceremony
14 December 2021
Category
Best Actress
Recipient(s)
Virginie Efira
Result
Nominated
Best Foreign Film by or About Women
Best Foreign Film by or About Women
Award
Best Foreign Film by or About Women
Date of ceremony
Benedetta
Category
Nominated
Award
Date of ceremony
Category
Recipient(s)
Result
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Cannes Film Festival
17 July 2021
Palme d'Or
Paul Verhoeven
Nominated
Queer Palm
Paul Verhoeven
Nominated
César Awards
25 February 2022
Best Actress
Virginie Efira
Nominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society
13 January 2022
Best Best Foreign Language Film
Benedetta
Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 January 2022
Best Best Foreign Language Film
Benedetta
Nominated
Lumière Awards
17 January 2022
Best Actress
Virginie Efira
Nominated
Best Female Revelation
Daphné Patakia
Nominated
Magritte Awards
12 February 2022
Most Promising Actress
Daphné Patakia
Nominated
National Board of Review
15 March 2022
Top Five Foreign Language Films
Benedetta
Won
Women Film Critics Circle
14 December 2021
Best Actress
Virginie Efira
Nominated
Best Foreign Film by or About Women
Benedetta
Nominated

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