Pathe International has unveiled the poster and trailer for Paul Verhoeven‘s subversive period thriller “Benedetta.” Cannes also confirmed that the film will world premiere at this year’s festival on ...

Besides being the fairground of luxury and class, the Cannes Film Festival is also perceived as a place where it is safe to show outrageous works that break free from social boundaries. In that regard ...

Verhoeven's 17th-century lesbian nun drama had some viewers fired up on the Croisette earlier this week. According to the Variety report, Verhoeven grew defensive as questions homed in on everything ...

An erotic lesbian nun drama by the director of "Basic Instinct," "Showgirls" and "Elle" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night to great fanfare — and viewers can't quite find the words ...

In a frank interview, the "Showgirls," "Basic Instinct," and "Elle" director explains why that Virgin Mary dildo was a dramatic necessity. Cannes debut “Benedetta” is his latest provocation, a true ...

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” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The steamy period piece, which premiered last night, is the true story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, a 17th Century abbess whose ...

Ever the bad boy even into his 80s, director Paul Verhoeven stirs the pot and turns the heat up to the boiling point in Benedetta, a medieval brew of religious fervor, illicit lesbian sex in a convent ...

Paul Verhoeven is out to challenge our cultural Puritanism. A man fascinated by the taboo and the off-limits, his films are full of graphic, shocking, controversial depictions of sexuality. “Benedetta ...

Racy sex in a convent? Explicit dreams about Jesus Christ? A coming-of-age lesbian love story? Paul Verhoeven‘s “Benedetta” featured all that and more, leaving its premiere audience at the Cannes Film ...