EXCLUSIVE: Actress Daphne Patakia has inked with Artist International Group for management. She’ll be represented at AIG by partner Chris Prapha and founder David Unger. Patakia most recently starred ...

Benedetta is a film that is a true gift for any performer, as a movie that seamlessly moves between different genres, with multi-layered, complex characters at its centre, allowing so much scope for ...

Christmas is just around the corner and Paul Verhoeven has left a present for us during this hallowed season: A film with lesbian nuns, full-frontal nudity, tons of sex, Catholic hypocrisy and brutal ...

Campy comedy or Christian theology? In Paul Verhoeven's hands it's a bit of both You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and recommendations ...

CANNES, France (AP) — The veteran provocateur Paul Verhoeven premiered his lesbian nun drama “Benedetta” at the Cannes Film Festival with a solemn vow to resurrect sexuality in movies. “Benedetta” ...

A loose adaptation of Judith C. Brown’s book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, this French-language drama set in 17th century Tuscany stars Virginie Efira as the eponymous ...

The new historical drama cum erotic thriller Benedetta is, when not focused on the naked flesh of its leading ladies, a movie about miracles. ”Inspired by real events,” and very, very, very loosely ...

In Benedetta, master provocateur Paul Verhoeven demolishes the line between the sacred and the profane. The breast becomes holy, a source of nourishment from which religious fervour can stem. The ...