2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4 – Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta

Paul Verhoeven’s third entry into the comp after 1992’s Basic Instinct and 2016’s Elle was the long awaited Benedetta (hip surgery followed by the pandemic has delayed the release) starring Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Louise Chevillotte and Virginie Efira as the nun that is the most fun.

We still have some grades coming in, but with a current average of 2.9, some critic found this to be blasphemous or were more than amused. It’s pretty much two camps here with the love it or hate it.

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