Virginie Efira stars in the 2019 Cannes Film Festival competition film Sibyl. She also plays a 17th century lesbian nun in Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta. Much was made of there only being four women ...

Efira talked to Variety at Locarno where she picked up the Leopard Club Award “Now, everyone is so polite. They clap for 15 minutes, even if they don’t like the film. I’m not expecting everyone to ...

Paul Verhoeven's "Benedetta," about a nun embarking on a scandalous affair with another nun, offended many viewers and sparked protests in several countries. But it didn't offend its lead Virginie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virginie Efira, the prolific actor of “Benedetta” who emceed last year’s Cannes Film Festival, will receive the French Cinema ...

Benedetta, which premiered in Cannes, is based on Judith C. Brown’s 1986 non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy and the screenplay was co-written by Verhoeven.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charades has sold "Madeleine Collins" to Movie Inspired (Italy), Rialto (Australia / New Zealand), Best Film (Poland) and Weird ...

The director of Showgirls doesn't disappoint with his biopic of abbess Benedetta Carlini who had an affair with one of her sisters Tim Robey has been one of the Telegraph's film critics since 2000.

Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” about a nun embarking on a scandalous affair with another nun, offended many viewers and sparked protests in several countries. But it didn’t offend its lead Virginie ...